Special Counsel Robert Mueller, via FBI.

By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com

Worried that President Trump will commit perjury in a proposed sit-down interview with Robert Mueller’s special counsel team, the president’s attorneys are urging him to avoid the perilous encounter.

Just last month, Trump boasted at an impromptu press conference that he was “looking forward” to the interview because he did nothing wrong.

Mueller’s team, which began investigating whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, has turned its attention on the president following accusations that he obstructed justice by trying to interfere with the probe.

His lawyers are worried that Trump, who has a habit of fabricating information to suit his purpose, could be charged with lying to investigators, The New York Times reports. 

Trump is expected to decide in the coming whether he will agree to the interview. If he doesn’t, Mueller may compel the testimony with a subpoena.