To the Editor:

Re “His Anger Rising, Trump Takes Aim at Mueller Team” (front page, March 19):

President Trump might ignore warnings from his own party, fire the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and trigger a constitutional crisis.

The president certainly knows whether he is innocent or guilty of serious wrongdoing. If he knows that he has broken the law, then he may prefer to buy time and take his chances with the established constitutional mechanisms for removing or limiting the power of a president, rather than face the greater certainty that an unimpeded investigation by Mr. Mueller will reveal the truth.

When you consider the failure of the House Intelligence Committee to fulfill its responsibility to conduct a nonpartisan, credible investigation, this may be the risky bet that the president is willing to make. Even so, it’s a tough choice between dangerous options.

If, on the other hand, he knows that he is innocent, it is very hard to understand why he and his lawyers are ignoring the wise adage that when your client is innocent, act like it.