John Berman: “This May Be The Last Best Chance For President Trump To Get Face To Face With Robert Muller, At Least According To Rudy Giuliani.”
JOHN BERMAN: “This may be the last best chance for President Trump to get face to face with Robert Muller, at least according to Rudy Giuliani. The Trump legal team has submitted this new offer of terms to the special counsel on just how the president would be willing to answer questions in the Russian investigation. “ [New Day, CNN, 8/9/18;Video]
John Berman: “For A Man That Is No Stranger To High Profile Interviews, This Really Could Be The Highest Stakes Yet For The President If It Ever Happens Which Is Honestly A Major Doubt. What His Team Is Mostly Concerned About Is The President Could Get Caught Lying.”
JOHN BERMAN: “For a man that is no stranger to high profile interviews, this really could be the highest stakes yet for the president if it ever happens which is honestly a major doubt. What his team is mostly concerned about is the president could get caught lying. They want to limit the scope of questions as much as humanly possible to avoid what they call a perjury trap. Giuliani says the investigation he wants it to end in the next three weeks, that Mueller has all the information he needs but if the probe drags on till November, Giuliani they says that Republicans will be the ones to benefit politically that’s his claim.” [New Day, CNN, 8/9/18; Video]
Jeffrey Toobin: “It Does Seem Like The President’s Team Has Made The Conditions More And More Onerous. And I Really Think What Is Being Set Up Here Is Rudy Giuliani And Company Setting Up Mueller To Be Blamed When Negotiations Break Down.”
JEFFREY TOOBIN: “The Muller Office has been negotiating the terms. Normally with witnesses there are no negations when you have a grand jury subpoena, it’s entirely up to the prosecutor. But the president is in a unique constitutional position when it comes to any sort of relationship with law enforcement. And The Muller team has been negotiating. It does seem like the president’s team has made the conditions more and more onerous. And I really think What is being set up here is Rudy Giuliani and company setting up Mueller to be blamed when negotiations break down. How is it all resolved when it turns out there’s going to be no interview. If there is no interview, Mueller could subpoena the president, and then this whole fight would move into the courts and that could last months.” [New Day, CNN, 8/9/18; Video]
Jonathan Karl: “It’s Hard To See Where It Goes From Here, David, Given That The Trump Legal Team Has Rejected So Much Of What The Special Counsel Has Asked For. As For A Subpoena, It Absolutely Is A Possibility, In Fact, The Trump Legal Team Has Been Preparing To Fight A Subpoena On The Belief That One Could Well Be Coming.”
[World News Tonight, ABC, 8/8/18; VIDEO]
Jonathan Karl: “They Don’t Want Him Answering Any Questions About Things Like The Firing Of James Comey Or Anything Related To Allegations That He Has Tried To Interfere Or Obstruct The Russia Investigation, And, George, This Standoff Puts Us A Step Closer To A Constitutional Showdown Between The President And The Special Counsel.”
[Good Morning America, ABC, 8/9/18; VIDEO]
Jonathan Karl: “It’s A Question Of Whether Or Not He Wants To Get This Over Before The Midterm Elections Or Whether He Finds This To Be Such An Important Principle, The Principle Of Whether Or Not The President Is Above The Law, Whether Or Not The President Can Be Compelled To Testify In A Case Involving Himself. That May Well Be Worth Going Past The Elections To Robert Mueller.”
[Good Morning America, ABC, 8/9/18; VIDEO]