Deadline?
Trump’s lawyer Rudolph Giuliani said that Mueller would have the probe completed by September 1, 2018.
He said that during talks this was made clear to the legal team as they discussed a possible interview with Mueller.
Mueller’s office however declined to give any comments regarding the claim.
Trump’s lawyers have been trying for a long time to see the inquiry closed. Ty Cobb who once represented Trump had claimed the end of December 2017, but that never happened.
“You don’t want another repeat of the 2016 election where you get contrary reports at the end and you don’t know how it affected the election,” Mr. Giuliani said.
“We want the concentration of this to be on Comey versus the president’s credibility, and I think we win that and people get that,” Mr. Giuliani added.
There was clearly much at stake and it seemed that Giuliani was taking a gamble. It could work in Trump’s favor or it could backfire, but only time would tell.
