A sit-down with Robert Mueller may not be such a good idea, according to President Donald Trump's legal team.
The president's legal team is advising him to not meet with the man behind the far-reaching Russia probe, fearing his big mouth will be the end of his tumultuous White House tenure, according to a report in The New York Times.
The lawyers said Trump's penchant for contradictions and bold exaggerations could lead to charges of making false statements _ or obstruction _ in the special counsel's Justice Department's independent investigation.
Trump has voiced a willingness to meet with Mueller and answer questions _ under oath _ in an attempt to end months of speculation that his presidential campaign colluded with the former Cold War power to snag him a White House victory.
"I'd love to do it," Trump said last month.
Mueller has reportedly set his eyes on interviewing Trump about his contentious sacking last year of former FBI Director James Comey as possible obstruction of justice.
Several of Trump's advisers, including his White House lawyer John Dowd, and his deputy, Jay Sekulow, have urged the president to not go ahead with an interview with Mueller, the Times reported.
Another lawyer for Trump, Ty Cobb, has expressed support for the president's desire to cooperate with Mueller. Cobb did not respond to a New York Daily News request for comment.
