Stopping a John Kelly meeting with Mueller (especially since he’s leaving the WH) is just another Trump attempt at obstruction and delay amidst the continuing saga of Trump faking cooperation, which echoes Trump’s whole pursuit of Stormy Daniels and not really getting what he apparently wanted.
Mr. Giuliani acknowledged that Mr. Mueller was unlikely to agree to the interview demands. Mr. Mueller could subpoena Mr. Trump to answer questions if he does not agree to voluntarily sit for an interview. Mr. Giuliani left open the possibility that the president, who has said in the past that he would be eager to sit down with the special counsel, would still agree to be interviewed.
Mr. Giuliani appeared to be in part trying to shift responsibility onto the special counsel for the lengthy negotiations over an interview — and was most likely prolonging them himself.
and lest there’s some objection to the cost of the Mueller inquiry and its length remember Agent Orange has spent more money on those golf trips and ….
“The first intimations that Trump might harbor a dark secret originated among America’s European allies, which, being situated closer to Russia, have had more experience fending off its nefarious encroachments,” wrote Chait. “In 2015, Western European intelligence agencies began picking up evidence of communications between the Russian government and people in Donald Trump’s orbit.”
He then cited an April 2016 audio recording from Russians discussing funneling money to the Trump campaign captured by one of the Baltic states and shared with then–CIA director John Brennan.
“In the summer of 2016, Robert Hannigan, head of the U.K. intelligence agency GCHQ, flew to Washington to brief Brennan on intercepted communications between the Trump campaign and Russia,” Chait wrote as another piece of evidence. “The contents of these communications have not been disclosed, but what Brennan learned obviously unsettled him profoundly.”
While testifying before Congress, Brennan “hinted that some Americans might have betrayed their country,” Chait recalled.
“Individuals who go along a treasonous path,” Brennan said, “do not even realize they’re along that path until it gets to be a bit too late.”
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