Giuliani was just asked about Trump’s tweet this morning saying Sessions should end the Mueller probe, specifically if Trump was ordering Sessions to fire Mueller.
Here’s what he had to say:
“He didn’t direct him to do it and he’s not going to direct him to do it,” Giuliani says about President Trump’s tweet calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the Russia investigation pic.twitter.com/DSJcdn2EpR
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 1, 2018
Giuliani points out that Trump is using a medium that he’s used for a long time to express his opinions, and an opinion is all this was. He said there was no directive to Sessions and he’s not going to direct Sessions to fire Mueller in the future.
He argues that Trump wants the Mueller investigation to conclude normally, that is by Mueller himself. That said, Giuliani also made clear they believe Mueller is at the end of his investigation and believes he should go and write his report and end it.
“We believe the investigation should be brought to a close … Put up or shut up,” President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani says about the Russia investigation pic.twitter.com/ifiKybi01r
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 1, 2018
Giuliani also addressed a possible Trump interview with Mueller, saying that it would only happen if they can come to an agreement with Mueller. But he said he’s not going to give reporters a lot of hope that this will happen:
Giuliani says Mueller responded yesterday to the Trump legal team’s counteroffer on the terms of a Trump interview and now the Trump team needs to respond pic.twitter.com/S5h9KzOQv0
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 1, 2018