trump's legal team is telling the president to refuse the special counsel's request to question him. according to four people briefed on the matter "lawyers for president trump advised him against sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with the special counsel." their concern is the president who has a history of making false statements and contradicting himself could be charged with lying to investigators. however, refusing to cooperate with the special counsel's request for a voluntary interview carries the risk mueller could hit the president with a grand jury subpoena, a move that would quickly escalate the potential legal battle all the way to the supreme court. in january, nbc news reported the president's attorneys were seeking potential compromise that could avoid an encounter with mueller all together. now his lawyers is appear to risk a possible legal 0 showdown. they believe the special counsel might be willing to subpoena the president and set off a showdown