Trump's presidency hangs on whether he can be honest under oath

Source: The Hill | January 10, 2018 | Gregory J. Wallance

Not surprisingly, Department of Justice special counsel Robert Mueller has notified President Trump’s attorneys that he may want to interview the president as part of his investigation of alleged collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia and any related obstruction of justice.

Depending on how Trump responds to the request and how he handles any interview (likely to be under oath), Mueller’s investigation could soon conclude without an accusation of wrongdoing against the president — or it could end the Trump presidency.

Mueller likely would not have made the request unless he was satisfied that he and his team now had the relevant documents and the co-operation of the key witnesses most likely to co-operate. In other words, Mueller has substantially completed his investigation of Trump’s role in the Russian collusion and obstruction except for the questions that only Trump can answer.

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If verbal gymnast Bill Clinton could trip himself up, what is going to happen to Donald Trump, who seems to think only in 140 character outbursts and has an arms-length relationship with the truth, when he has to reconcile his own seemingly contradictory statements?

His lawyers may not want to find out; indeed, no competent attorney would allow such a client to answer questions from federal law enforcement officials for fear of perjury charges. But because this particular client is the president of the United States, they have no good alternatives.

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So, ultimately, Trump has little choice to appear for an interview. His attorneys may try to negotiate limits on the scope of questioning, but Mueller is unlikely to agree to restrict his questions on the obstruction of justice issues that hold the most peril for Trump.

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