Giuliani preparing letter to Mueller expressing 'real reluctance' over obstruction questions

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post


By Robert Costa

August 6 at 11:43 PM

Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump’s lead attorney for the ongoing special counsel investigation, said Monday that Trump’s legal team is planning to send a letter to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III this week that will largely rebuff Mueller’s latest offer of a presidential interview that would include questions about possible obstruction of justice.

“We have a real reluctance about allowing any questions about obstruction,” Giuliani said in an interview with The Washington Post when asked about the overarching theme of the letter.

He said he and other Trump lawyers have been discussing the details of a draft version of the letter in recent days and hope to send it to Mueller “sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday.”

Giuliani said he expects the letter to “continue the negotiations” rather than formally decline Mueller’s request.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/08/06/giuliani-preparing-letter-to-mueller-expressing-real-reluctance-over-obstruction-questions/

[Scarsdale]

1. Soon, with all the rats

deserting the sinking ship, the decision will be made for tRump, by Mueller!! Arrest warrants all around. Happy, happy days. tRump is terrified of something, he acts like a guilty person. Maybe his good buddy Vlad can spread more Russian money around DC so the gop shows up in droves, helping him fight this action.

[redwitch]

2. Wow! I am shocked at their reluctance!

Tee hee.

Come on Mr. Mueller!

[DetlefK]

3. What if Mueller agrees to not ask about obstruction... and then does anyways?

What would Trump do?

"It was so unfair! Total witchhunt! They promised not to ask me about obstruction but then they did! Had to walk out!"

[C_U_L8R]

5. I imagine there are artful ways

to ask the right questions that get old Trumpstain yammering about just about any topic.

[mpcamb]

4. 'Real reluctance' May it soon become 'real jailtime'.

[Botany]

6. Lawyer for man caught on video tape and w/3 eyewitnesses robbing a bank sends letter ....

.... to D.A. that he/she can not ask the accused bank robber about robbing a bank. Obstruction
of justice of the investigation into Trump/Russia is one of the reasons that Mueller was hired as
special counsel in the first place.

[Roy Rolling]

7. Yes, I am this old

Mueller, he wrote upon it, "Return to sender".

[cstanleytech]

8. Go ahead and try to resist Rudy but in the end Trump will have to answer questions in court

at which point he can decide to either be honest or if he cannot do that then he can plead the 5th.

[Maxheader]

14. Put the traitor into a position it hasn't faced since election...

Facing a man that will know if he is lying or not..
For the americun public? Cheetoz never cared whether
it lied to the amercu people or not...but to mueller?

[JohnnyRingo]

9. Happens all the time in the legal system.

"My client will be happy to come to the police station for questioning as long as you don't ask about the purple dye on his hands." hahaha

[Bayard]

10. So, in other words.....

Don't ask about obstruction because he's guilty of it. Time to stop playing nice, Mr. Mueller. Just subpoena his ass and get it over with.

[Adrahil]

11. Why? Rudy assures us there is no concern!!!! NT

[tinrobot]

12. What is he wanting Mueller to question him about? His hair? The electoral college?

Talk about a giant red flag.

[yellowcanine]

13. I will see your "reluctance" and raise you a subpoena!

I imagine most suspects have a "real reluctance" to being questioned by prosecutors. But yet the prosecutors persist!

[canetoad]

15. When was Giuliani promoted

To lead attorney? Last I heard he 'joined the team'.