Welcome back to Trump Watch. Just over a week ago, U.S. Attorney General William Barr notified Congress that the special counsel’s investigation had concluded. We caught up with President Donald Trump’s legal team. Read below for their thoughts on how Trump avoided a sit-down interview with the special counsel.

President Donald J. Trump speaks with reporters. Credit: Official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

Trump’s Lawyers and Negotiating with Mueller

For months, it was the key question hanging over the special counsel investigation: would President Donald Trump sit for an interview with Robert Mueller’s office? And if he didn’t, would the special counsel try to compel him to do so?