Trump Afraid Of Falling Into "Perjury Trap" With Mueller
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WASHINGTON (CBSMiami) - In an interview with Reuters, President Donald Trump said he is worried about falling into a "perjury trap" if he talks with special counsel Robert Mueller about the Russian investigation.
President Trump referred to the investigation as a 'national disgrace'. He was also reportedly upset that White House Counsel Don McGahn talked with Mueller's investigators for nearly 30 hours.
Disgraced and discredited Bob Mueller and his whole group of Angry Democrat Thugs spent over 30 hours with the White House Councel, only with my approval, for purposes of transparency. Anybody needing that much time when they know there is no Russian Collusion is just someone....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2018
....looking for trouble. They are enjoying ruining people's lives and REFUSE to look at the real corruption on the Democrat side - the lies, the firings, the deleted Emails and soooo much more! Mueller's Angry Dems are looking to impact the election. They are a National Disgrace!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2018
The President has expressed concerns with Mueller's objectivity since he and former FBI director James Comey are friends.
"It's my word against his and he's best friends with Mueller, so Mueller might say "Well, I believe Comey," and even if I'm telling the truth, that makes me a liar. That's no good," said Trump.
In recent days, Trump has stepped up his attacks on Mueller, calling him a disgrace and discredited.
Some of the President's Republican critics are warning him to tread carefully.
This is unseemly, frankly, to go after career officers that have worked at Justice, to go after Bob Mueller the way he's gone after him," said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-AZ.
The President said he could run the Russia inquiry into his own conduct but has decided to stay out of it.
Microsoft says it has taken down half a dozen sites that Russian hackers set up to target conservative think tanks that have an adversarial relationship with Trump. The hackers created websites that mimicked both the Hudson Institute and the International Republican Institute and users were secretly redirected to web pages where their passwords and other information were stolen.
