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Exclusive: Trump worries that Mueller interview could be a 'perjury trap'
Reuters ^ | 08/20/18 | Steve Holland, Jeff Mason, James Oliphant

Posted on 08/20/2018 9:33:33 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was worried that any statements under oath he provides to Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be used to bring perjury charges against him as part of the probe into Russia’s electoral interference.

In an interview with Reuters, Trump echoed the concerns of his top lawyer in the probe, Rudy Giuliani, who has warned that any sit-down with Mueller could be a “perjury trap.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jamescomey; lisapage; mueller; perjury; perjurytrap; peterstrzok; robertmueller; rudygiuliani; trump
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What really needs investigating is the investigation.

Get Mueller to testify under oath.


21 posted on 08/21/2018 12:02:57 AM PDT by Peter ODonnell (back in Canada, everything seems somehow so metric, must recycle talk later, sorry eh)
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To: yesthatjallen

Of course it’s a trap. A Democrat Coup Trap.


22 posted on 08/21/2018 12:42:49 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: yesthatjallen

The Perjury Trap ...

using one person’s statement against another person’s statements and the prosecution/Mueller having the ability to decide who is telling the truth, ahead of time. Our federal justice system is beyond repair. Need to hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete and start over.


23 posted on 08/21/2018 12:45:36 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: yesthatjallen; null and void; Travis McGee; Diogenesis

Probably just a coincidence.....

Or something....


24 posted on 08/21/2018 12:48:56 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Peter ODonnell

I disagree. What is really needed is a ...

Board ... A Towel ... A Garden Hose with a never ending supply of water.

If that doesn’t work, then:

A chair ... 4 Zip Ties ... A long strap with buckle ... 2 landscape spikes ... and some electricity.

All will come out.


25 posted on 08/21/2018 12:59:03 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: yesthatjallen

The president has nothing to gain and a lot to lose by agreeing to be questioned face to face by Mueller.

There is no reason that Mueller can’t get any answers he might want by an exchange of written questions and answers with the president.

The only reason Mueller would want to force a face to face questioning is to set a trap hoping the president misspeaks himself or makes statements contradictory to statements others have made or evidence Mueller may have.

It is easy to unintentionally and innocently make a contradictory statement when being questioned about minor details of events several years old.

That is why so many politicians answer questions with “I don’t recall”.


26 posted on 08/21/2018 1:55:47 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler ("John and his rhetoric have become anLiberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats. - P.J. ORourke)
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To: SaveFerris

Why should the president unnecessarily expose himself to the known hazard of a perjury trap. I’d be very disappointed with him if he did. It would consume the remainder of his tenure in the office.


27 posted on 08/21/2018 2:01:00 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.)
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To: Samurai_Jack

He shouldn’t. This is nothing but a Democrat / DS coup.

Nothing but that.


28 posted on 08/21/2018 2:23:24 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: yesthatjallen

If Trump sits down for an interview with the Mueller team, he can no longer accurately call it a witch hunt, he will have ratified its legitimacy. And he will own any and all negative ramifications, and there will be plenty.

I cannot conceive that he would even entertain the idea. I would have thought he would relish the chance to tell Mueller to go to hell.


29 posted on 08/21/2018 3:16:26 AM PDT by odawg
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To: yesthatjallen

Three Amigos in whom tens of millions of American “citizens” express total confidence! How can they be so blind?


30 posted on 08/21/2018 3:16:54 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: Samurai_Jack

Ultimately, Caesar had his Brutus and Trump his Sessions.


31 posted on 08/21/2018 3:17:53 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: yesthatjallen

If he thinks he can “sit down” with Mueller, his presidency will be over in a few months.


32 posted on 08/21/2018 3:19:00 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: yesthatjallen

Giving mueller the time of day would work in his favor, ... don’t help the enemy save himself.. let him self destruct.

Even the media would have a field day with a report Pres Trump meets mueller. Don’t go there! Don’t legitimize mueller’s witch hunt.


33 posted on 08/21/2018 3:35:02 AM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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I think Trump should meet with Mueller, so he can read Mueller his rights. 😊
34 posted on 08/21/2018 3:48:12 AM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: yesthatjallen
There would be zero possible good to come of such an interview and infinite possible harm.

It's miles past the place where Mueller should produce his final report and without such an interview.

35 posted on 08/21/2018 4:04:34 AM PDT by stevem
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Thanks for saving me the trouble of a similar comment...


36 posted on 08/21/2018 4:15:50 AM PDT by trebb (So many "experts" with so little experience in what they preach....even here...)
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To: yesthatjallen

Agree to meet with Mueller at a neutral site, say GITMO. Have the guards retain him and extract the truth from Mueller, for once in his life. POTUS can issue a statement that Mueller “voluntarily” decided to stay for a few days to help clear up a few points prior to his retirement from public life.


37 posted on 08/21/2018 6:12:23 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: yesthatjallen

Trump is just jerking Mueller around. He has no intention of ever sitting down with that slug.


38 posted on 08/21/2018 9:08:06 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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