> cooperating in their work may indeed be in your interest It may or it may not. You have no idea. They can lie to you with impunity. You're the one barred fro

> cooperating in their work may indeed be in your interest It may or it may not. You have no idea. They can lie to you with impunity. You're the one barred from lying. They are not. If you can't trust them to tell the truth, you have no way to ascertain why they are speaking to you and whether it is in your best interest to cooperate. Since it's an unknown, best to assume the worst outcome and the worst outcome is that they're coming for you. Every defense lawyer, even the incompetent ones, will tell you to keep your mouth shut. There's a reason for that. If you think you win brownie points for helping, you don't.