Donald Trump made headlines two days ago with his statement he is willing to testify under oath in the Trump-Russia probe.
“I‘m looking forward to it, actually,” Trump said of an interview with FBI Special Counsel, Robert Mueller. “I would do it under oath.”
Here is a transcript of what that testimony might look like:
FBI: “Please raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth … cross your heart and hope to die?” (special Trump oath)
Trump: “I do.”
FBI: “State your name.”
Trump: “On the advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment Privilege against self- incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question.”
FBI: “State your age.”
Trump: “On the advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege against self- incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question.”
FBI: “ How many fingers do I have raised?”
Trump: “On the advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege against self- incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question.”
FBI: “Which do you prefer, KFC or McDonald’s?”
Trump: “KFC, hands down.”
If and when Donald Trump testifies under oath in the Mueller investigation, many legal experts predict Trump’s attorneys will advise him not to answer any questions. Trump, for once, may actually listen to his lawyers.
Trump confidante, Roger Stone, has warned him of the dangers of testifying, saying “There’s no way the president should sit down with this guy.”
Stone added Trump “knows he’s done nothing wrong, but a first year law student would tell you that [interviewing with Mueller] is an obvious perjury trap.”
Taking the Fifth would definitely solve Trump’s serious perjury problem but open up a whole new can of worms … or bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken… for the former reality TV star turned politician.
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