Should Meet
On the other side of the analogy was those who thought meeting would have a favorable outcome.
Joyce White Vance made reference to Trump possibly facing obstruction of justice charges.
She said “in some ways, it is a courtesy you extend to a defendant: the opportunity to talk to prosecutors, especially on a crime so heavily dependent upon intent.”
“Although this has been portrayed as a perjury trap or aggressive prosecution tactics, for an innocent person this is an opportunity to short-circuit this. But that is not the way the Trump camp has viewed this,” Vance added.
Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor felt doing the interview would show some level of innocence.
“You would always want, if you’re able to, to get an interview, because it is difficult to prove crimes beyond a reasonable doubt – much more difficult than most laypeople realize” she said.
There were varying arguments on if Trump should or shouldn’t do the interview. This was all just a drawn out process from the looks of it.
However some decision needed to be made so that there could be some clarity on the issue.
