LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s legal team is striking a more combative tone with Robert Mueller, suggesting publicly that the president may decline to cooperate with the special counsel’s prosecutors. That tougher stance comes as the Mueller probe already faces a time crunch because of the approaching midterm elections. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who recently joined the president’s defense team, said Sunday [5-6-18] he was reluctant to have Mr. Trump agree to an interview with the prosecutors or testify before a grand jury for fear that what he called a ‘trap’ could lead the president to commit perjury under oath. A decision to not comply with a grand jury subpoena likely would set off a legal battle that would be decided by the Supreme Court. A decision to not comply with a grand jury subpoena likely would set off a legal battle that would be decided by the Supreme Court.”
-Aruna Viswanatha, Erica Orden and Byron Tau, “Trump Team Takes a More Aggressive Stance on Mueller Probe,” The Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2018 7:59 pm