Former Trump lawyer slams Mueller probe, maintains president will be cleared: 'Knock it off and...

[DonViejo]

Former Trump lawyer slams Mueller probe, maintains president will be cleared: 'Knock it off and get it done'

Dowd spoke with ABC for the premiere of a new podcast called The Investigation.

By Kyra Phillips, Chris Vlasto, Matthew Mosk and John SantucciFeb 12, 2019 3:00 AM ET

The veteran criminal defense attorney who headed President Donald Trump's legal team during a crucial stretch of the special counsel investigation believes the entire affair will end in silence from special counsel Robert Mueller, and called the massive two-year probe into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign “a terrible waste of time.”

“I don't think there'll be a report,” John Dowd told ABC News in a wide-ranging interview for the premiere episode of "The Investigation," a new podcast focused on the probe led by special counsel Robert Mueller. “I will be shocked if anything regarding the president is made public, other than ‘We're done.’”

Dowd, 77, left his role as Trump’s lead attorney last March over differing views about how cooperative to be with prosecutors. But after spending nearly a year guiding the president’s legal strategy, he forged a close relationship with Trump and continues to speak with him about the Russia probe.

In one of his most in-depth interviews since departing Trump’s legal team, he offered a view of the probe very much in line with that of the president -– namely, that it lacks merit.

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[mr_lebowski]

1. Well that's a barn-burner of a start to ABC's new podcast 'The Investigation' ...

That'll get people tuned in!



Seriously though, so now they're start angling for 'there's not really even ANY report, let alone one we won't let you see' strategy? Interesting. We'll see how that works out for you guys.