One of the sources i spoke to said now the president and his lawyers are still very much opposed to any interview. We know, john, the president s legal team has resumed some discussion with special counsel, with the special counsel in the weeks since the president responded to written questions. Mostly regarding collusion and the time period before the inauguration. The two sides had agreed to hold off on discussing any interview while the president wrote responses to those questions which were returned, as youll recall, just before thanksgiving. That was seen as a first step to concluding more than a year of back and forth between the two sides. And the president s lawyers had hoped would bring mueller closer to finishing his probe. But were learning that muellers interest in talking with the president continues, and it includes an interest in asking questions about the president s state of mind in regards to actions under scrutiny in the obstruction probe. Now we should note there ha
Legal team has resumed some discussion with special counsel, with the special counsel in the weeks since the president responded to written questions. Mostly regarding collusion and the time period before the inauguration. The two sides had agreed to hold off on discussing any interview while the president wrote responses to those questions which were returned, as youll recall, just before thanksgiving. That was seen as a first step to concluding more than a year of back and forth between the two sides. And the president s lawyers had hoped would bring mueller closer to finishing his probe. But were learning that muellers interest in talking with the president continues, and it includes an interest in asking questions about the president s state of mind in regards to actions under scrutiny in the obstruction probe. Now we should note there has been no indication mueller is moving to subpoena the president. Youll recall there was a threat to do so by muellers Team Last Year according to