Only reason for not talking to Trump is that he was DIGGING DIRT for the Democrats and starting kangaroo ‘investigation’ of Trump.
He needed to be FIRED...he was Open Loop and likely working for Schumer.
He was Schumer’s Senate counsel before getting the AG post from Obama. Schumer recommended him to Trump. This is no apolitical lawyer! He is an operative. Trump probably offered him the post initially as an olive branch to Schumer. After Schumer turned into the dim weeper, he changed his mind.