CNN is confirming that Trump is reconsidering an interview with Mueller:
Given what Trump is purportedly about to do- Muller should request a subpoena from a Grand Jury to compel testimony.Quote:
A White House official said President Donald Trump and his legal team are reevaluating whether Trump should sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller's team in light of the raid aimed at the President's personal attorney, Michael Cohen.
"The President has made no decision regarding the interview but anybody with common sense will see the attack on his lawyer as cause to reevaluate," the official said.
The official added that the President's cooperation should be proportional to the courtesy he receives from the special counsel. The raid on Cohen's office is viewed by the White House as not showing the President that courtesy, the official said.
Additionally, a source close to the President said there have been ongoing negotiations between Mueller's team and the President's legal team for a potential interview, but the raid on the President's personal attorney has upended those discussions.
Assuming the Grand Jury is willing to grant it, it should provide some additional layers of insulation for Mueller and Rosenstein.
Under the circumstances, the not-so-thinly-veiled threats that Trump has been issuing to Rosenstein and Mueller should provide enough justification for a Grand Jury to act even though Trump hasn't formally said no yet.
