Trump team’s meeting with Mueller’s office poised to ratchet up tensions
White House lawyers have told the president he could be exonerated as early as the beginning of the year, after previously reassuring him that he would be cleared by Thanksgiving and Christmas
.. They have stated publicly that all White House interviews are over and that Mueller’s team is no longer seeking White House documents.
.. The question that White House lawyers will pose to the special counsel’s office, according to the person: “You’ve had all these witnesses, all these records. Is there anything else you need from the White House?”
.. Another associate said that even in private, Trump is “confident, even arrogant” that he has done nothing wrong.
.. As recently as last week, Mueller’s team was still asking questions about the firing of James B. Comey as FBI director, one person said.