To illustrate his argument that President Donald Trump could not be prosecuted, subpoenaed or indicted while he’s a sitting President, Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said the President could’ve shot former FBI Director James Comey instead of firing him and Trump would remain safe.
“If he shot James Comey, he’d be impeached the next day,” Giuliani told HuffPost on Sunday. “Impeach him, and then you can do whatever you want to do to him.”
Giuliani was referencing comments Trump made during the 2016 campaign, when he boasted he could shoot someone on New York City’s Fifth Avenue and he would not lose support from his base.
More than a year ago, Trump fired Comey as FBI director, a move special counsel Robert Mueller is probing as potential obstruction of justice.
After the New York Times reported that Trump’s lawyers sent Mueller a 20-page letter in January outlining their argument that Trump could not be indicted, Giuliani spent the weekend bolstering those claims. He told HuffPost that Trump’s constitutional authority as President is broad enough to protect him from an indictment in the Russia probe or any federal investigation.
“I don’t know how you can indict while he’s in office. No matter what it is,” he said.
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Give him time, Ghoulie. With your inane / insane chatter, Dotard is capable of just about anything.
FSM knows. the GOP sure wouldn’t stop him.
If Trump shot Comey, or a “leaker,” or some other accused liberal, or even freaking Melania in the Oval Office, I’m confident that a majority of Republicans would not support his impeachment – both in Congress and the electorate.
And that’s extremely frightening. We’re farther down the path than I think some of us realize or accept.
Rudy’s confused. The timeline would go:
A. Trump shoots man after long period of demonizing man to his supporters
B. Fox news runs 24/7 coverage of how man was truly responsible for his own murder, reviving the template they use for black men holding objects
C. GOPers poll their constituents to see if they support murder-related impeachment. Polls show support for arresting Hillary Clinton. Impeachment is tabled until we can get to the bottom of “what happened” in Benghazi.
Can a sitting FLOTUS be prosecuted if she shoots anyone in the WH? Asking for someone who wants everyone to #be best.
The real problem: