Mueller insider: 'Loose cannon' Trump will 'leap blindly' on landmines laid by special counsel's off

[DonViejo]

BRAD REED
09 JAN 2018 AT 10:20 ET

President Donald Trump’s lawyers are reportedly in negotiations with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office to conduct an interview as part of the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Given Trump’s difficulty in controlling his impulses, however, many legal experts say they’d be wary of letting Trump chat with Mueller’s crack team of prosecutors. One source who is described as having “knowledge of the Mueller investigation” tells New York Magazine’s Cristian Farias that Trump is the kind of client that gives attorneys nightmares because he will “humiliate you and destroy you because he just can’t follow directions.”

The Mueller team will be ready to go with several carefully calibrated questions designed to trip up the president, says the source, and the president’s lawyers will have a very difficult time controlling his responses.

“He’s a loose cannon,” the source told Farias. “No matter how much you prep him, no matter what small words you use to explain to him the potential landmines he could step on … he will leap in blindly and say whatever pops into his head, and that could be a potential disaster.”

Farias also notes that even pro-Trump legal pundit Alan Dershowitz has questioned the wisdom of letting Trump be interviewed by Mueller, although he said that he would never be willing to let any client get grilled by the prosecution.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/mueller-insider-loose-cannon-trump-will-leap-blindly-on-landmines-laid-by-special-counsels-office/

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Trump will self Combust for sure......

when Robert Mueller replays the video of the Lester Holt interview and ask Trump was that him talking about the reason why he fired FBI Director, Jim Comey. Trump will either have to say 'YES" or "No". He will not be able to plead the 5th because it's all on video.

[lagomorph777]

2. He'll have to plead the 25th Amendment

i.e. an insanity defense.

[calimary]

4. Ouch!

[Jarqui]

10. I agree

That's what is shaping up to be his best move

They cannot easily convict him criminally with his mental health problem and it would limit what they can do to him re money laundering.

The people directly under him probably have a more serious problem

The challenge is whether they can convince him to do that with his mental health problems.

[Chrysanthemum]

14. He'll never agree to that

He is a "stable genius", doncha know? He will never, ever agree to using mental illness as a defense. His narcissism just won't ever let that happen.

[mopinko]

17. i agree. been saying for a while that at some point

he will take the only available 'get out of jail free' card.

[lunatica]

31. Ever prepared Trump will show up in his pajamas and robe

[CanonRay]

3. The man cannot open his pie-hole without lying

so how can he possibly get through a Mueller interview without multiple felonies. He takes the 5th.

[Sunlei]

5. For once he will have to actually answer questions. He may not know the answers, but I bet RW will.

Republicans in the loop & their Russian friends know all the answers.

[Eyeball_Kid]

6. How about getting this show on the road?

The sooner Mueller sinks his teeth into Trumpy's lies, the sooner the idiot leaves the White House.

Mueller can't relent and allow Trumpy to avoid a personal interview, and Trumpy cannot dictate the terms of questioning. Doing so would indicate that Mueller doesn't have the power to prosecute, even though he's a "special prosecutor." It would thereby indicate that Trumpy is above the law and can be described as a dictator. This is a very serious moment in US and world history. Trumpy MUST be questioned by Mueller's team, on their terms.

[Wounded Bear]

7. Oh to have a camera in that room...

[SummerSnow]

8. Trump has no clue what Mueller has on him.

Trump is scared and he will lie and then Mueller will get him


I know his lawyers are so scared to allow him to talk to Mueller cause they know he will run his mouth. He is a hot head, cocky, arrogant and thinks he is way smarter (genius) than everyone. He will crash and burn.

[gratuitous]

9. The questions don't have to be all that carefully calibrated

I mean, the guy lies as easily as breathing, quite often about totally irrelevant things (like winning the presidency on his first try). Just ask an open-ended question with one or two buzz words and let him go. He'll address the question for about six words, then start riffing on his stream of consciousness. Whatever pops into his head will come out his mouth, unfiltered and unexamined.

[Chrysanthemum]

15. I have been wondering

What would happen if Trump were to seriously, finally break down in that interview? I mean the kind of serious breakdown that's actually a psychotic break? What would the prosecutors do?

[mopinko]

19. call an ambulance. hopefully.

anyone else would have taken that ride long ago.

[Girard442]

11. Don't Like Dersh, but he's right on this one.

Trump should either refuse or take the fifth on every question. No competent lawyer would advise his client to willingly jump into that meatgrinder.

Mind you, I'm rooting for the meatgrinder, but still.

[LakeVermilion]

12. Trump is smarter than Dershowitz...just ask him!

(sarcasm)

[Bayard]

13. I'm a bit disturbed

There seems to be more of these, "sources close to Mueller". lately. I can't believe any of his team would be leaking their plans.

[SunSeeker]

18. They're not. If any of these sources are on Mueller's team, the story would say so.

It never says that. It always uses the "close to" language. You know who's "close to" the investigation? Trump's lawyers, who are shitting their pants. Who else but Trump's lawyers would be saying this:

“He’s a loose cannon,” the source told Farias. “No matter how much you prep him, no matter what small words you use to explain to him the potential landmines he could step on … he will leap in blindly and say whatever pops into his head, and that could be a potential disaster.” 

Leaks like this are meant to commmunicate to their own client, since he is apparently not listening to them. It is also meant to cover their asses: "We told him not to talk to Mueller!"

[Bayard]

33. Okay

I'll buy that.

[GaryM]

16. What are the rules here?

Can’t trump simply refuse to be questioned?

As much as I’d love to see him led away in handcuffs, it seems like wishful thinking. The deck is stacked in his favor.

[NewJeffCT]

20. Bill Clinton had to submit DNA samples

and answer questions.

Of course, since Trump is a Republican, he might be exempt

[SharonAnn]

25. He was dealing with an Independent prosecutor, not a Special Prosecutor.

There is a difference as to how much leeway they have. And a special prosecutor can be fired by the Attorney General, an Independent prosecutor cannot.

[Orrex]

21. Here's what his former attorneys had to say about Trump:

According to a deposition from Trump's 1992 bankruptcy hearing, his lawyers said that they would always meet with the real estate mogul in pairs, so he couldn't backtrack on them.

From Salon.com

Got that? He such a disgusting fucking liar that his own attorneys had to double-team him to make sure that he didn't like to them.


If Idiot Trump actual meets with Mueller under oath, he'll impeach himself in less than six minutes.

[jimmy the one]

22. tweety bird brain ... fbi, make him fry

Don: ..Trump is the kind of client that gives attorneys nightmares because he will “humiliate you and destroy you because he just can’t follow directions.”

Triangulation (psychology) Triangulation is a manipulation tactic where one person will not communicate directly with another person, instead using a third person to relay communication to the second, thus forming a triangle.

{triangulation as applies to narcissists, ie delusional donald}:
Narcissism
In the context of narcissism, triangulation is when the narcissist attempts to control the flow, interpretation, and nuances of communication between two separate actors or groups of actors. Ensuring communications flow through, and constantly relate back to the narcissist provides a feeling of importance.
.. In some cases narcissists will use control of communication to drive a wedge between the other parties. This can be done by falsely making one of the actors or groups of actors into a scapegoat for problems that the narcissist is actually responsible for or that are otherwise unrelated. {ie democrats, obama, chuck & nancy, bannon now}.
.. In addition the narcissist may falsely credit the other actor with saying or thinking something hurtful, or may put too much emphasis on an aspect of something that was said to them that ignores the wider context.
.. Alternatively, the narcissist may attempt to use triangulation to put a third actor between them and someone they are commonly in conflict with. Rather than communicating directly with the actor they're in conflict with, the narcissist flows communication supporting his or her case through a third actor in an attempt to make the communication more credible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_(psychology)

Geez, trump in his nutshell.
Tweety bird brain. Bizarrerie.
FBI, make him fry.

[Mr.Bill]

23. Trump will never agree

to be interviewed by Mueller or anyone connected with the investigation. He will simply refuse to do so and he will get away with it.

[backscatter712]

24. The usual advice to anyone under investigation is "Lawyer up and shut up".

Trump goes on the Twitter instead...

[njcpa1978]

27. Exactly

He is mentally incapable of not trying to validate everything he did.

[tinrobot]

26. If Trump's lawyers are true patriots, they'll get him to testify

n/t

[GaryM]

34. Wouldnt that open them up to being disbarred?

Just seems so unlikely anyway. What are the chances a trump attorney is a patriot? Probably close to zero.

[tinrobot]

35. Maybe I should have added a sarcasm tag...

No, I don't expect them to do it.

But it would be nice for the country if they did.

[jalan48]

28. Why would Trump agree to be interviewed?

I can see him responding to written questions only, with his answers written by his attorney.

[Mr. Sparkle]

29. I wish crappy articles like this would not come on until after the actual testimony.

They only server to help the republicans and are a bit like counting your chickens before they hatched.

[C_U_L8R]

30. Shhhh... don't tell Donnie.

He's gonna use his superior intellect and geometric logic to outwit them all (tee hee hee)

[Blue Streak Science]

32. And what if Trump refuses to meet with Mueller?

Three words: grand jury subpoena.