Discussions between Biden’s lawyers and special counsel Robert Hur’s office are focused on how, when and where the interview might take place, as well as the scope of the questions, these people said. They stressed that the negotiations are ongoing and that no agreement has been reached.

The back-and-forth suggests that the probe — now in its eighth month — may not be wrapping up imminently. But an interview with the person at the center of an investigation typically takes place near the end of the process.

[HUR LIVES! That’s certainly a new development in a case that had largely gone dark for months. This is a different situation than the Hunter Biden probe under David Weiss; Hur actually has special-counsel status. DoJ doctrine prevents an indictment of a sitting president, but he could still embarrass Biden by refusing to close the case while he’s in office. But somehow I doubt that’s what Hur will do. — Ed]