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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Allies Turn to TV to Warn Him Off a Mueller Interview
By Shannon Pettypiece and Billy House
February 8, 2018, 4:00 AM EST
As Donald Trumps lawyers continue to negotiate terms of an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the presidents allies are increasingly trying to warn him against it, using one of the few methods they have -- television.
Trumps longtime friends and advisers have grown increasingly concerned that a face-to-face interview with Mueller could derail his presidency and are hoping to catch the presidents ear during his hours of channel-surfing, said one such adviser. In recent weeks, Trumps outside advisers have gone on Fox News, CNN, and ABCs Good Morning America with almost identical talking points about the risks of a Mueller interview.
The renewed urgency comes after Trump told reporters last month he would love to speak to Mueller, a statement his lawyers later tried to soften as they continue discussing the terms for a possible interview. With Chief of Staff John Kelly trimming back access to Trump, those outside the West Wing have taken to television -- and sometimes Twitter-- as a main method of communication given the hours Trump spends with a TV on nearby.
The advice from Trumps friends has been nearly unanimous against a face-to-face interview, with most advocating for some form of written response to questions. While his allies say they believe Trump has done nothing wrong, they question Muellers intentions and the voluble Trumps ability to avoid unintentional misstatements that could be turned into a perjury charge.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-08/trump-s-allies-turn-to-tv-to-warn-him-off-a-mueller-interview
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Trump's Allies Turn to TV to Warn Him Off a Mueller Interview (Original Post)
DonViejo
Feb 2018
OP
Don, buddy, you cant tell the truth, you NEVER tell the truth, for god's sake DONT
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2018
#1
How fucking absurd . . . . pathetic, really . . . . that cabalnooz has as its only purpose . . . .
Stinky The Clown
Feb 2018
#2
Eliot Rosewater
(31,122 posts)1. Don, buddy, you cant tell the truth, you NEVER tell the truth, for god's sake DONT
talk to someone who will ask you important questions!
Stinky The Clown
(67,819 posts)2. How fucking absurd . . . . pathetic, really . . . . that cabalnooz has as its only purpose . . . .
. . . . communicating with this fucking shitgibbon.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,197 posts)3. Don, buddy, as one of your Special Advisers, I say go for it!
Look, you don't want to be thought of as a little wimpy-man who's afraid of a chat, do you? Of course you don't! You're a badass! You're the master! You have all the best words!
So you go ahead and march right into Mueller's office and use your amazing rhetorical skills to show him who's boss! You're a MANLY-MAN! You're a BEAST!
I only have your best interests at heart. Believe me.