Mueller's assurances that Trump is not a 'target' don't mean much
POLITICO
March 3, 2018
The office of special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be trying to entice President Donald Trump into an interview by assuring him last month that he is not a "target" of it's investigation and is only a "subject" of the probe, at least for now, a source familiar with the discussions told POLITICO.
The recent assurance that Trump is not officially a target - first reported by the Washington Post - may not be worth much, since offering what prosecutors consider to be a false statement can easily tip someone over into the target category after an interview, lawyers said.
More significant, some said, is Mueller's intention to write a report on his finding about Trump's potential obstruction of justice in the probe, according to the Post.
Mueller has no obligation to submit a written report on any of his findings, and it had not previously been known that he intends to write one.
There is no assurance that such a report would be provided to Congress or become public.
When it comes to an interview, some formal and informal advisors to Trump have been urging him not to sit for an interview because of the legal peril it could create.
Several of the guilty pleas Mueller has already netted in his investigation are for false statements made in interviews with FBI agents working for his office.
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