RED ALERT TRUMP MAKES HUGE MUELLER INVESTIGATION ANNOUNCEMENT
President Trump has been unfairly treated by the Democrats.
They have questioned the legitimacy of his Presidency the day after he beat Hillary,
and they won't let up until they see him gone.
President Trump is no stranger to being treated wrongfully by the media, and its no surprise
the Mueller which hunt is still dragging along.
They've tried every single tactic available to mankind, and now there's signs they are
finally running out of options.
From CNN:
President Donald Trump's legal team is preparing answers to written questions provided by special
counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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The move represents a major development after months of negotiations and signals that the
Mueller investigation could be entering a final phase with regard to the President.
The questions are focused on matters related to the investigation of possible collusion
between Trump associates and Russians seeking to meddle in the 2016 election, the sources
said.
Trump's lawyers are preparing written responses, in part relying on documents previously provided
to the special counsel, the sources said.
"We are in continuing discussions with the special counsel and we do not comment on those
discussions," said Trump attorney Jay Sekulow.
There may be more rounds of questions after the first answers are returned.
The special counsel had insisted that there be a chance for follow-up questions as well.
But after a prolonged back-and-forth over months, the two sides agreed to start with
a first round of questions.
Additionally, the two sides have still not come to agreement on whether the President
will be interviewed in person by investigators who are also probing whether Trump obstructed
justice by firing FBI Director James Comey.
Asked on Thursday about answering Mueller's questions, Trump again signaled his willingness
to sit down for an interview with Mueller or provide written responses — the option
much preferred by his attorneys.
"It seems ridiculous that I'd have to do it when everybody says there's no collusion,
but I'll do what is necessary to get it over with," Trump said in a phone interview
on Fox News.
Despite Trump's insistence to the contrary, the possibility of collusion remains an open
question in the ongoing investigation led by Mueller, who has not tipped his hand one
way or the other.
Negotiations for Trump's testimony lasted for the better part of a year.
The two sides nearly reached a deal in January for Trump to be questioned at the presidential
retreat in rural Maryland, Camp David, only for talks to break down at the last minute.
What followed was a series of letters and meetings — some hostile — in which Trump's
lawyers raised objections and sought to limit any potential testimony.
For months, Mueller told Trump's lawyers that he needed to hear from the President
to determine his intent on key events in the obstruction inquiry.
During one tense session in March, Mueller raised the possibility of getting a subpoena
to compel the President's testimony.
Trump's lead attorney John Dowd resigned later that month.
According to a recent book published by journalist Bob Woodward, Dowd quit because he believed
Trump would never heed his advice to avoid an interview at all costs.
Trump once publicly said he was "100%" willing to go under oath to answer questions
about his decision to fire Comey, who led the original Russia investigation before Mueller
was appointed.
The President eventually hired Rudy Giuliani to join his legal team, and the former New
York mayor quickly took to the airwaves to defend Trump and attack Mueller.
As Giuliani made the rounds on TV newscasts — blasting the investigation as illegitimate
— Trump's other lawyers, Jane and Marty Raskin, carefully worked behind the scenes
with Mueller's team to narrow the topics
that
Trump
could
be
asked about.
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