Mueller Wants to Question Trump on Obstruction

New York Times: “One person familiar with the discussions said Mr. Mueller appeared most interested in asking questions about the former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, and the firing of the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey — not the broader question of possible collusion with Russia. Those topics signal an interest in whether Mr. Trump tried to obstruct justice.”

Greg Sargent: “It will be perilous terrain for Trump to face tough questioning about obstruction of justice… Trump would be pressed to explain, in his own words, his motives for all of those actions. In the cases where he denies them, he would be pressed on those denials. And if he again denied them to Mueller, those denials would be held up against the testimony of people like Comey, and of other officials to whom Comey may have confirmed his account at the time.”

“This would be a minefield for Trump, one demanding great care and precision in his answers.”