On Wednesday, White House Special Counsel Ty Cobb appeared on the podcast of “The Takeout” and stated that President Trump is eager to speak with Special Counsel Robert Mueller about the Russia probe so the investigation can finally finish. Interviewed by CBS News’ chief White House correspondent Major Garrett, Cobb reportedly also said that he thinks Mueller will interview Trump and the Mueller investigation will wrap up in the next four to six weeks.
JUST IN: WH lawyer tells @CBSNews Trump is “very eager” to speak w/Muller in effort to bring Russia probe to an end.
“Active discussions” on an interview are underway, Ty Cobb tells @MajorCBS for @TakeoutPodcast.
More to come …
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) January 18, 2018
On this week’s episode of @TakeoutPodcast WH lawyer Ty Cobb tells @MajorCBS he believes the president will be interviewed by the special counsel. pic.twitter.com/XWK339srdZ
— The Takeout (@TakeoutPodcast) January 18, 2018
WH lawyer Ty Cobb tells the podcast he believes the Mueller investigation will wrap up in 4-6 weeks.
— The Takeout (@TakeoutPodcast) January 18, 2018
CBS News reported, “Cobb said if Mueller did interview Mr. Trump, it could be a perjury trap — that is, a situation in which his story does not match the evidence — something Cobb said ‘foolish’ was not to consider. But Cobb said he has known Mueller for a long time, and doesn’t believe that is his aim.”
Cobb also took a swipe at former White House advisor Steve Bannon, saying that he would not have been subpoenaed by Mueller to testify before a grand jury had he not been so hostile to the FBI:
White House lawyer Ty Cobb to @majorcbs on @TakeoutPodcast re the Bannon subpoena: I "don’t think he would have been subpoenaed had he graciously greeted the FBI agents who first came to visit him."
— Arden Farhi (@ArdenFarhi) January 18, 2018
On Tuesday, Bannon spent over 10 hours meeting with the House Intelligence Committee, primarily to negotiate over his testimony, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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