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The Most Ludicrous Bit Of The Mueller Report
It’s Trump’s written answers to Mueller’s written questions
Here’s a link to the entire report. (You can also link to it by clicking on the photo above.) The written Q&A between Mueller and Trump appears at the very end of the report, labeled “Appendix C”, starting at page #415.
Mueller himself describes seeking “for more than a year to interview the President”, calling such an interview “vital”. Mueller quotes from his own letters to Trump’s attorneys, saying in one he’d offer “numerous accommodations to aid the President’s preparation and avoid surprise”. In fact, Mueller makes his frustration very clear by quoting from 12 separate letters of his own to Trump’s attorneys on the subject of an in-person interview (some of which have been redacted). Mueller further asserts there is no constitutional reason to forgo such an interview. Earlier in the report he’d stated: “The Constitution does not categorically and permanently immunize the president”, which on the face of it seems to be at odds with Attorney General Barr’s view.
Still, no go. Even though Trump at one time had told the New York Times of a sit-down with Mueller: “I’m looking forward to it, actually”.
Instead, he sent back written answers to written questions. Mueller admits Trump’s responses…
