Donald Trump Jr. said Thursday that “it would be stupid” for President Trump to testify before the special counsel, citing his lack of faith in Robert Mueller’s team.
“I don’t trust these people as far as I can throw them,” Trump Jr. told “Fox and Friends,” noting that he wouldn’t even go so far as to sit down with them. “I think if you want to question their credibility – they’ve done enough of that on their own. All the things they’ve said, all the things they’ve lied about. I mean, it’s right out there.”
Trump Jr. pointed to the possibility of his father making an error in answering “50,000 questions” as good reason to steer clear of the counsel.
“Maybe you make a mistake and that’s how we get you, and that’s ridiculous,” he said, adding he thinks the intent of the special counsel is to push the president to say something that could be misconstrued as “somewhat off or inaccurate.”
The president’s son isn’t the first in Trump’s inner circle to critique the special counsel’s efforts. Former Trump adviser Roger Stone told CNN, back in April, that it would be “very dangerous” for the president to sit down with the special counsel.
“I obviously believe the special counsel has a political bias, as demonstrated by the FBI text messages and emails that have surfaced and the political nature of this investigation,” Stone told host Anderson Cooper.
Trump Jr.’s remarks come after the president enlisted former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to his legal team. Giuliani has been cautious about the idea of a Trump-Mueller interview.
“I think their credibility is shot,” said Trump Jr. “It’s a shame to see that happen to some of these great institutions like the FBI.”
