I think it is extremely credulous to buy into the idea that Trump was ever going to be interviewed by Mueller. He was just looking for a pretext to officially get out of it.
Put it on Pay-per-View. Dotard would jump on that in a heartbeatâŚ
Shorter version
Trump listens to Faux Takes advice
Still does not realize he is too stupid to face Mueller .
Besides that pleading the 5th in the Grand Jury will be easier
AMIRITE?
Subtext: Mueller now has everything he needs without having to interview the perp.
But this opens trump up to a relentless line of questioning from the press, doesnât it? Every single day, day after day, theyâll ask âDidnât you say multiple times you were eager to talk with Mueller? Why donât you want to go over there and clear things up with him?â
Thatâs okay- weâll eventually get to hear Trump* testify in his own words via the Cohen Tapes.
Nixon must be laughing from the great beyond that another republican president would be brought down in the same way.
I would loveâLOVEâto be the person to serve the grand jury subpoena on tRump.
âYouâll have to ask my attorneyâ
âŚoh wait
Surely itâs possible to start a rumor that Mueller is afraid of meeting Trump face to face? Trump will demolish Muellerâs theories of the case, because there was NO COLLUSION!
Nah, heâll just say itâs on advice of his lawyers - just like his taxes.
Trump is the classic character who thinks heâs the smartest guy in the room. His massive ego and crippling lack of self-awareness will compel him to swagger into an interview with a guy whoâs probably already got all he needs to nail trumpâs orange hide to the wall. Mueller will slice and dice trump like a Benihana chef.
The press is reporting this outcome as if it were a surprise. The interview was never going to happen. A child could have forseen this outcome. Did the members of the DC press really believe the Trump bullshit about wanting a meeting, while at the same time threatening to fire Mueller, and in light of all of Donnieâs previous baits and switches. No wonder, weâve got Trump in the WH.
Could some lawyer person explain how this works? Some court calls on you to testify about something you were involved in and you say âNo thank youâ or âWritten questions only, which obviously my lawyers will write instead of actually myselfâ?
I thought the only argument was maybe âSorry, presidents donât have to do that. We are far too busy watching Fox News and conspiring with attorneys to hush up various affairs and frauds and things, typing up lots of stupid middle school level tweets, oh, and also all those documents and so on. You know, President stuff.â
Oh bull. Trump was NEVER going to be interviewed. He just yammered on so his âbaseâ would think he had nothing to hide and when he declined the interview it was all SOMEONE ELSEâS FAULT. Classic Trumpian move.
The Cohen treasure trove probably made interviewing His Orangeness unnecessary, but easier to catch him in the web of his many lies.
âI was all set to do an interview, and then they firebombed my personal attorneyâs office. Now Little Bobby Mueller is BEGGING me to do the interview. Too bad! Iâm dealing with a crisis in Saharia.â
This was just like the way Trump frequently stiffed people who did work for him - Trump spews âblah, blah blahâ - as time passes by - and as Trump sorts through the potential openings for him to throw a drama queen hissy fit about some faux discrepancy & then self justify reneging on the arrangement. The son-of-a-bitch thinks he can just make up his own set of rules.
My guess is the âCohen treasureâ will more likely open up new cans of worms for Trump to deal with at the NY State level.
White House lawyer Ty Cobb told NBC Thursday that it was âuntrueâ that the interview will likely not happen.
Well thatâs a clear statement.