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Sitting down with Mueller 'within the next two to three weeks'

Never delivered
“I'm looking forward to it, actually... I would love to do it... I would do it under oath.”
Promised
, Impromptu remarks to reporters at the White House before leaving for Davos; his lawyers indicated an interview could come within two to three weeks
Stated deadline
“within the next two to three weeks” → February 11, 2018
Overdue by
8 years, 7 months as of September 22, 2026
Re-promised
2 times with a fresh deadline
Topic
Justice & the courts
Era
First term

What happened

White House special counsel Ty Cobb immediately qualified the offer as 'subject to the terms being negotiated by his personal counsel.' Negotiations dragged on for more than a year and Trump never sat for an interview. In November 2018 he submitted written answers only, which the Mueller report in April 2019 described as inadequate.

Sources

  1. Trump says he is willing to speak to Mueller 'under oath' NBC News, Jan 24, 2018
  2. Trump says he would 'love to' answer questions in special counsel's Russia probe under oath PBS NewsHour, Jan 24, 2018
  3. Trump says he would speak to Mueller under oath in Russia investigation Washington Post, Jan 24, 2018