trump's lawyers hope this evidence eliminates the need to ask the president about some of these episodes. raise your hand if you think this will make the whole problem for the white house go away. raise your hand if you think robert mueller and his prosecutors will not just be delighted, they'll be absolutely satisfied to receive written narrative vignettes from the white house russia lawyers providing their perspective on these matters that are under investigation. i mean, give him credit. how many other options do they have? the reason the president's lawyers are trying to do this is obvious to the point of being emphatic. as carol leonnig puts it in her scoop tonight at the post, quote, trump's legal team shared the documents in an effort to limit any session between the president and the special counsel. the decision to share with mueller's team is part of an effort by trump's lawyers to minimize his exposure to the special counsel. this latest gambit to write some