ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The office of special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be trying to entice President Donald Trump into an interview by assuring him last month that he is not a ‘target’ of its investigation and is only a ‘subject’ of the probe, at least for now, a source familiar with the discussions told POLITICO. The recent assurance that Trump is not officially a target — first reported by The Washington Post — may not be worth much, since offering what prosecutors consider to be a false statement can easily tip someone over into the target category after an interview, lawyers said. More significant, some said, is Mueller’s intention to write a report on his findings about Trump’s potential obstruction of justice in the probe, according to the Post. Mueller has no obligation to submit a written report on any of his findings, and it had not previously been known that he intends to write one. There is no assurance that such a report would be provided to Congress or become public.”
–Josh Gerstein, “Mueller’s assurances that Trump is not a ‘target’ don’t mean much,” Politico, April 3, 2018, 11:34pm