Russia Investigation 26 mins ago Mueller claims Trump is not criminal target in his investigation, report says By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News
Report: Mueller says Trump is not a criminal target
Special counsel Robert Mueller told President Trump's attorneys last month that Mueller does not consider Trump to be a criminal target in his investigation of Russian actions during the 2016 campaign, The Washington Post reported Tuesday night.
The paper, citing "three people familiar with the discussions," reported that Mueller made the comments while negotiating with Trump's attorneys about a potential interview with the president. The Post also reported -- citing "two people with knowledge of the conversations" -- that Mueller reiterated his need to interview Trump to determine whether the president intended to halt the Russia investigation while in office.
According to the Post, Trump has "privately expressed relief" at Mueller's description of his legal status, but some advisers have warned that the special counsel may be baiting the president into letting his guard down for any interview.
Mueller also has said he needs to interview Trump in order to complete a report he will present to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the investigation and who could decide to make Mueller's report public.
The report added that John Dowd resigned from Trump's legal team last month after the president ignored Dowd's advice to decline Mueller's request for an interview.
According to the Post, Trump's other attorneys -- Ty Cobb and Jay Sekulow -- have told the president that refusing to sit down with Mueller would create an awkward situation since the president has repeatedly described the Russian investigation as a "witch hunt."
There’s plenty of information yet to be investigated. A seasoned investigator and decorated United States Marine like Bob Mueller will get to the bottom of this.
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"...Attkisson said if President Trump does talk to Mueller, it should be under the same sweetheart deal that Hillary Clinton got when she was being investigated over her unsecured, private email server..."
"...Moreover, immunity from prosecution should be granted to all top Trump campaign aides in the same blanket fashion they were doled out to Hillary’s top aides. Here is Attkisson’s full 10-point plan:
1. An exoneration letter is drafted in advance.
2. Immunity is given to top Trump aides (and they’re allowed to sit in on interview)
3. Interview isn’t recorded.
4. Lead official (Mueller) doesn’t attend.
5. #2 official’s [on Mueller team] family has received large donations from Trump political friends.
6. Prior to the interview, lead official meets privately on plane tarmac with Trump’s wife (to discuss grandchildren).
7. Main interviewer has expressed disdain for Trump’s opponents, such as discussing an “insurance plan” with higher-ups to undermine them. If the same terms aren’t offered…Was Clinton’s interview process unfair? Or is the one proposed for Trump unfair?
8. As long as they believe Trump didn’t intend any harm, he’s let off the hook for any violations.
9. If Trump becomes a target, it should be referred to as a “matter” not an investigation.
10. Trump aides should be permitted to destroy subpoenaed or relevant public records and wipe relevant servers with a cloth or something.
While Sharyl Attkisson was semi-joking, seeing the stunning allowances granted to Hillary’s team during her FBI “investigation” spotlights just how corrupt the process was, and how it was rigged from the beginning to ensure her exoneration..."
"...While the mainstream media have been grousing about President Trump being “mean” to them, Attkisson said the Obama administration systematically weaponized federal intelligence agencies to spy on, intimidate, and silence reporters and political opponents..."
