Donald Trump's lawyers are pushing for a one on one meeting between their client and Robert Mueller. Seriously?

Courtesy of Politico:  

Donald Trump’s lawyers are open to having the president sit down for an interview with Robert Mueller, according to a senior White House official, as part of a wider posture of cooperation with the special counsel’s Russia probe. 

If Mueller doesn’t request an interview by Thanksgiving, Trump’s lawyers may even force the issue by volunteering Trump’s time, the official said. The White House believes such an interview could help Mueller wrap up the probe faster and dispel the cloud of suspicion over Trump.

A meeting with Mueller could bring serious risks for Trump—exposing him to questions about everything from potential obstruction of justice over his firing of FBI Director James Comey to what Trump might know about Kremlin support for his presidential campaign. 

But the official suggested that the White House has no reason to stonewall Mueller. 

“Whatever happens with regard to whether or not, or how, the special counsel might want to interview the president, there’s no reason to expect that would be combative,” the senior White House official explained. 

Trump told reporters this spring that he was “100 percent” willing to testify under oath about alleged Russian ties to his campaign. But even if he has nothing to hide, Trump’s unpredictable nature and willingness to bend the facts poses headaches for his legal team as it strategizes for a possible sit-down with Mueller. One angry or untrue statement could have devastating political and legal consequences for the president.

Okay so let me look into my crystal ball and predict what will happen after this sit down takes place.

One, Robert Mueller catches Donald Trump in multiple lies and the investigation immediately moves to the prosecution phase.

Or two, Robert Mueller catches Donald Trump in multiple lies and Trump freaks out and tries to get Mueller fired, at which time the investigation moves to the prosecution stage.

So either way, PLEASE let this meeting take place.

P.S. Do you think it's possible that Trump's legal team is turning on him, and WANTS him to perjure himself?

At this point that would not surprise me at all. 

Donald Trump claims former FBI Director James Comey lied under oath and says he will testify to that under oath as well. Update!

President Trump says he would “100 percent” speak under oath about James Comey https://t.co/TjZsCVT6jf

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 9, 2017

Oh...my...God!

Is it Christmas? Did Christmas come early this year?

This is clearly the trap that Comey set for Trump and he just lumbered right into it.

If Trump testifies under oath, that is all she wrote.

He is GUARANTEED to perjure himself and that would be way more than enough grounds for impeachment.

P.S. Actually Jonathon Karl got that loyalty question backwards but I think Trump knew what he was asking.

Update: So Trump was also asked about those tapes, and this is what he said:

When asked again about tapes, Trump responds: “you’re going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer” https://t.co/ioTNIMoQzE

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 9, 2017

"You’re going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer.”

To me that proves there are no tapes, since the existence of those tapes would in NO way disappoint the media. 

Arizona sheriff, Joe Arpaio, admits under oath that he used tax payer money to investigate the wife of a judge presiding over a lawsuit against him. Oops.

Courtesy of AZ Family:  

In a bombshell revelation, Sheriff Joe Arpaio acknowledged Thursday that his office was behind a secret investigation into the wife of the judge presiding over a racial-profiling lawsuit against the brash Arizona lawman known for his anti-immigration patrols. 

A contempt-of-court hearing in the case took the strange turn after the sheriff finished his testimony and Judge Murray Snow began asking him questions, including whether Arpaio was investigating him and his family. 

"Are you aware that I've been investigated by anyone?" the judge asked. 

Arpaio said he believed his former lawyer, Tim Casey, had hired a private investigator to investigate Snow's wife after she purportedly made a comment that about the judge not wanting the sheriff to get re-elected in 2012. 

"We weren't investigating you," Arpaio told the judge. "We were investigating some comments that came to our attention."

Yeah we weren't investigating you, just your wife. 

That sounds so much better.

Here's more3 courtesy of AZ Central: 

Arpaio said he had come into the possession of an e-mail from a tipster who claimed to have met Snow's wife at a restaurant, and that Snow's wife said the judge "wanted to do everything to make sure I'm not elected." 

Arpaio said his counsel then hired a private investigator to look into the matter. 

"Results confirmed that your wife was in that restaurant," Arpaio told Snow. "I guess (the investigator) talked to the witness, confirmed that that remark was made." 

Snow additionally questioned Arpaio about a second investigation also related to Snow. Arpaio acknowledged that some time in 2013, county funds were used to conduct investigations into the Department of Justice, which is leading an ongoing racial-profiling lawsuit against the Sheriff's Office. 

Arpaio said an informant had indicated that the DOJ had been penetrating Arpaio's e-mails as well as those of local attorneys and judges. Arpaio indicated that Snow was one of the judges but said he later conceded that his informant was unreliable.

Okay so he kinda sorta was also investigating the judge, as well as his wife?

And he used county funds to conduct these investigations?

Gee I wonder if Sheriff Joe will get one of those attractive pink uniforms when HE gets sent to the big house?

I swear has this woman ever befriended somebody who WASN'T a racist criminal?

Next Tuesday Palin will be sitting in a courtroom and testifying under oath. What I would not give to be in that courtroom!

From the AP:

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A man charged with hacking Sarah Palin's e-mail will go on trial April 20 in Knoxville and an attorney for the former Alaska governor says she will testify.

The judge in the felony case against David Kernell denied a defense request that prospective jurors answer a questionnaire to see if they have "strongly held opinions" about Palin.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips denied the request at a Wednesday hearing, saying there is no reason to treat prospective jurors differently from other cases. He said they will have the opportunity to say if they don't believe they can be fair.

I kind of understand the defense attorney's concerns, it would seem like Tennessee would be Palin country. I am not surprised at the judge's ruling however.

I am very interested in hearing what takes place in this courtroom. I understand that Kernell's attorney Wade Davies is quite gifted and I am excited at the possibility he will catch Palin in a lie under oath.

That would be awesome!

Let's keep our fingers crossed.