With indications that special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking an interview with President Trump, here are some burning questions his team will want to ask. If Mueller wants to find out what Trump knows, he may have to do something that has been rare in U.S. history: subpoena a sitting president. Step 1: Mueller decides to hear from TrumpIt’s not a foregone conclusion that Mueller will seek testimony from Trump — at least right now. If Trump fires Rosenstein, authority over Mueller gets kicked down the chain of command at the Justice Department — unless Trump replaces Rosenstein quickly. Step 4: Trump decides to ignore the courtAt this point, Trump will have been instructed to provide testimony to Mueller’s team.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2018 18:16 UTC