Washington Post: Mueller indicates he is likely to seek interview with Trump
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has told President Trump’s legal team that his office is likely to seek an interview with the president, triggering a discussion among his attorneys about how to avoid a sit-down encounter or set limits on such a session, according to two people familiar with the talks.
Mueller raised the issue of interviewing Trump during a late December meeting with the president’s lawyers John Dowd and Jay Sekulow. Mueller deputy James Quarles, who oversees the White House portion of the special counsel investigation, also attended.
The special counsel’s team could interview Trump soon on some limited portion of questions — possibly within the next several weeks, according to a person close to the president, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal conversations.
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Update #1: Initial talks underway about Trump interview in Mueller Russia probe (NBC)
Update #2: Mueller conveys interest in questioning Trump (AP)
WNU Editor: Everyone has known since the beginning that President Trump would have to sit down at the table and be questioned by Robert Mueller. The question was when .... and what would be the parameters for such an interview. Personally .... I am surprised that Robert Mueller wants to do it now. I thought that he would have wanted more time .... conduct more investigations .... gather more evidence .... maybe indict others .... before meeting the President. This could also be the first of many interviews .... that as more evidence comes in, the Special Counsel may have more questions to ask the President. Either-way .... my prediction still holds .... this is going to be a long investigation, and it is far from over.
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