The Atlantic
Giuliani said it’s been difficult in the past few months to even consider drafting response plans, or devote time to the “counter-report” he claimed they were working on this summer as he and Trump confronted Mueller’s written questions about the 2016 campaign.
“Answering those questions was a nightmare,” Giuliani told me. “It took him about three weeks to do what would normally take two days.”
“We would always put together plans with the knowledge that he wouldn’t use them or they’d go off the rails,” one recently departed official said. “And at this point, with Mueller, they’ve decided they’re not even going to do that.”
“It’s like, ‘Jesus, take the wheel,’” the source added, “but scarier.”
Giuliani initially pushed back on the prediction that Trump would take center stage after the report drops.
“I don’t think following his lead is the right thing. But he’s the client,” Giuliani told me. “The more controlled a person is, the more intelligent they are, the more they can make the decision. But he’s just like every other client. He’s not more … you know, controlled than any other client. In fact, he’s a little less.”
Giuliani said it’s been difficult in the past few months to even consider drafting response plans, or devote time to the “counter-report” he claimed they were working on this summer as he and Trump confronted Mueller’s written questions about the 2016 campaign.
“Answering those questions was a nightmare,” Giuliani told me. “It took him about three weeks to do what would normally take two days.”
“We would always put together plans with the knowledge that he wouldn’t use them or they’d go off the rails,” one recently departed official said. “And at this point, with Mueller, they’ve decided they’re not even going to do that.”
“It’s like, ‘Jesus, take the wheel,’” the source added, “but scarier.”
Giuliani initially pushed back on the prediction that Trump would take center stage after the report drops.
“I don’t think following his lead is the right thing. But he’s the client,” Giuliani told me. “The more controlled a person is, the more intelligent they are, the more they can make the decision. But he’s just like every other client. He’s not more … you know, controlled than any other client. In fact, he’s a little less.”
