Stephen Colbert on Tuesday told President Trump
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“I know Trump watches this show, because it’s on TV. So right now I’ve got a special message for him. Mr. President, ignore your lawyers, sir," Colbert said on his late-night show.
"You follow your instincts. You sit down with Robert Mueller. Otherwise, everyone’s going to think that you’re scared. But we know you’re not."
"Oh, oh, your fried chicken has arrived! But wait, it’s empty," Colbert said.
"Where is that — oh, I think I know where the chicken is! Buck-aww!”
His comments came after a report that Trump's lawyers are urging him to not sit down for an interview with Mueller.
Trump's attorneys have advised him against the interview over concerns that he could be charged with lying to investigators in the probe into Russian election interference, The New York Times reported this week.
Trump said publicly last month that he would be willing to sit down with Mueller, but hedged it by saying it would be up to his lawyers to decide whether he would take part in an interview.
Trump has reportedly been privately telling others he wants to do the interview, believing it would clear his name in the Russia probe, which includes investigating any possible ties between his presidential campaign and Moscow.
If Trump declined to sit for an interview, Mueller could try to subpoena him for one — a move that could spark a complicated legal battle.