Giuliani warns of perjury trap: 'Truth isn't truth'

Source: The Hill | August 19, 2018 | Brett Samuels

Rudy Giuliani on Sunday argued that President Trump could get caught in a perjury trap if he agrees to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, saying “truth isn’t truth.”

Giuliani, who represents Trump in the Russia investigation, sought to explain the reason for the drawn-out negotiations between Trump’s legal team and Mueller’s team over a potential interview.

“I’m not going to be rushed into having him testify so he gets trapped into perjury,” Giuliani said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“And when you tell me that he should testify because he’s going to tell the truth and he shouldn’t worry, well that’s so silly because that’s somebody’s version of the truth, not the truth,” Giuliani said.

“Truth is truth,” anchor Chuck Todd responded.

“No it isn’t,” Giuliani said. “Truth isn’t truth.”

“Mr. mayor… this is going to become a bad meme,” Todd interjected.

Giuliani went on to explain that he is skeptical of having Trump speak with Mueller, because the special counsel may believe former FBI Director James Comey or another witness’s account of events if it contradicts the president.

“We have a credibility gap between the two of them,” Giuliani said. “You’ve got to select one or the other.”

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