You know it's all true. Even if you're a dyed in the wool Trump cultist. That's what makes it all the funnier, and better. This was perhaps the funniest part. A practice session that left Trump spluttering, and culminated with John Dowd seeing the obvious and getting the hell out of Dodge. I'm looking forward to Trump opting for the orange jumpsuit.
— John Dowd, who resigned in March as Trump's personal lawyer for matters related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, was so concerned that Trump would perjure himself if he submitted to an interview with Mueller’s team that he put together a mock question-and-answer session with Trump to prove his case.
The session happened in January, according to Woodward, and during it Trump contradicted himself repeatedly and eventually got angry. "This thing's a goddamn hoax," Trump said, according to Woodward, adding that, "I don’t really want to testify."
— In March, following a meeting with Mueller's team, Dowd urged Trump again that he should not testify, warning the commander in chief that doing so would put him at risk of committing perjury. "Don’t testify. It’s either that or an orange jumpsuit," Dowd said.
But this time, Trump was apparently unswayed. According to Woodward, Trump told Dowd, "I'll be a real good witness" and said he worried about how it would look if he refused to testify.
Dowd then told him, “You are not a good witness,” according to Woodward, and added, "Mr. President, I’m afraid I just can't help you." Dowd resigned the next day.
— John Dowd, who resigned in March as Trump's personal lawyer for matters related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, was so concerned that Trump would perjure himself if he submitted to an interview with Mueller’s team that he put together a mock question-and-answer session with Trump to prove his case.
The session happened in January, according to Woodward, and during it Trump contradicted himself repeatedly and eventually got angry. "This thing's a goddamn hoax," Trump said, according to Woodward, adding that, "I don’t really want to testify."
— In March, following a meeting with Mueller's team, Dowd urged Trump again that he should not testify, warning the commander in chief that doing so would put him at risk of committing perjury. "Don’t testify. It’s either that or an orange jumpsuit," Dowd said.
But this time, Trump was apparently unswayed. According to Woodward, Trump told Dowd, "I'll be a real good witness" and said he worried about how it would look if he refused to testify.
Dowd then told him, “You are not a good witness,” according to Woodward, and added, "Mr. President, I’m afraid I just can't help you." Dowd resigned the next day.
