Trump lawyers prepping for potential Mueller interview

[DonViejo]

But it's not clear how much an improvisational president can be scripted before a possible meeting with special counsel Robert Mueller.

By DARREN SAMUELSOHN 03/15/2018 05:01 AM EDT

President Donald Trump’s lawyers are gaming out possible questions and answers for a potential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, according to two people familiar with the strategy.

The preparations reflect an understanding that negotiations with the lead Russia investigator, which have been ongoing since January, will eventually culminate in a sit-down meeting between Mueller with the president. One source said the discussions about the terms of a possible interview may soon even reach a conclusion.

“I don’t think it’s months and months out. I don’t think it’s in a week,” said the person familiar with the negotiations. “But I think it’s moving toward closure.”

But even given the high stakes of a potential meeting with Mueller, Trump’s lawyers face a challenge in prepping a president who resists following scripts and who has deep trust in his own improvisational instincts.

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[greymattermom]

1. So if you are under oath

and you state that you will lie, then lie, is it a lie?

[tanyev]

2. LOL. Do they offer singing lessons for pigs in their spare time?

[ChoppinBroccoli]

3. I Hope They Put The Mueller Interview Of Trump On TV

Broadcast it live on C-SPAN. I'd take the day off work to watch it. It's going to be entertainment in its highest form.

[lindysalsagal]

4. As if it's a lunar landing. An amazon expedition.

These fakers are so far out in never-neverland, they require lessons in how to appear competent. Good luck, asshats.

[duforsure]

5. He won't go before Mueller

Because he knows he can't tell the truth about anything they'll ask him, so he'll fire Mueller, and soon. Then Ryan and McConnell will do nothing.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

6. Well this ought to be interesting from a legal and ethical point of view

Trump's lawyers have an ethical responsibility not to allow him to testify falsely. It's also a criminal act to suborn perjury. But Trump lives in an ethics free zone so it shouldn't matter much.

Counsel's duty of loyalty to, and advocacy of, the defendant's cause is limited to legitimate, lawful conduct compatible with the very nature of a trial as a search for truth. Although counsel must take all reasonable lawful means to attain his client's objectives, counsel is precluded from taking steps or in any way assisting the client in presenting false evidence or otherwise violating the law. Moreover, accepted norms require that a lawyer disclose his client's perjury and frauds upon the court.

[Javaman]

7. he'll fire sessions, then Mueller to avoid testifying. nt

[BSdetect]

8. Teaching drumph to repeat "Plead the fifth"?