To the Editor:

Re “Lawyers Tell Trump to Refuse Mueller Interview” (front page, Feb. 6):

So, Donald Trump’s attorneys do not want him to answer the special counsel’s questions pertaining to the Russia investigation because they fear that: 1) he will not tell the truth and thus could be charged with lying to investigators or 2) he will tell the truth and thus incriminate himself for crimes he may have committed or 3) both of the above.

What a very sad state of affairs for this country when the president cannot be relied upon, or not permitted, to tell the truth.

RICHARD M. CLAYTON

LEWISVILLE, N.C.

To the Editor:

The very idea of letting an unsupervised President Trump answer questions from Robert Mueller’s attorneys must be making Mr. Trump’s attorneys’ hair stand on end and their teeth start chattering. The Trump approach of making things up as he goes along, his childish exaggerations and his outright lying could have disastrous effects on their job tenure, not to mention his.

SHIRLEY STUART, BERKELEY, CALIF.