Trump Willing
It appeared that Trump was willing to meet with Mueller despite all advice not to do so.
“I would love to do it, and I would like to do it as soon as possible,” Trump said to reporters at the White House. “I would do it under oath, absolutely.”
Trump apparently implied that fighting back against the Russian investigation could cause him to be investigated.
“Oh, well, ‘Did he fight back?’ ” Trump said, “You fight back, ‘Oh, it’s obstruction.’ ”
Lawyer Barbara Van Gelder said “obstruction is trying to avoid the investigation, taking overt acts to avoid the truth or avoid the investigation’s progress.’’
“I think he’s just taking a layperson’s view of obstruction. An off-the-cuff remark, by anyone, even the President, in response to a shouted question really shouldn’t be taken as gospel,” she said.
Chris Ruddy said “he should treat Mueller like a plague. He should assert executive privilege in every opportunity they can.”
“It’s about anything and everything they can find,” he said. “This is moving rapidly, extremely fast.”
Opinions varied on the interview. If this meeting does happen it could bring down the final chapter in this investigation, but time will tell.
