After eight months of ongoing negotiations over if, when and how federal investigators could possibly interview President Donald Trump, the President’s lawyers have again rejected special counsel Robert Mueller’s latest offer and asked for a narrower line of questioning, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
According to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to the Times, Trump’s lawyers in a letter to Mueller did not completely reject a potential presidential interview, but asked for a narrower scope. His lawyers also reportedly said they wouldn’t allow Trump to be asked questions about obstruction of justice.
Earlier this week, Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani told the media that Trump’s legal team planned to respond to Mueller’s offer of allowing Trump to answer questions about obstruction of justice in writing rather than in-person. Giuliani indicated on Tuesday that Trump’s lawyers were “reluctant” to let Trump answer questions about obstruction.
According to the Times, Mueller’s team could eventually subpoena Trump to testify before a grand jury, but that move would presumably be met with legal retaliation from his lawyers — a battle that would likely land the case in the Supreme Court.
Read the Times’ full report here.
At this rate the only things Mueller will be able to ask Spankee about are his name, rank and serial number.
Oh, wait…
Uh, anything in this general area right in here. Anything
below the stereo and on this side of the bicentennial glasses.
Anything between the ashtrays and the thimble. Anything in this
three inches right in here in this area. That includes the
Chiclets, but not the erasers.
Well I guess we are now getting near that line where we can see IF rule of law will mean anything from this point forward. Because between the bad faith, trying to dictate terms and acting like a “king” who is above the law all that is left is for the people in charge of enforcing the law to hold the line. Or not. Congress has already shown it is not a player anymore.
(pssh - Rudy - the glasses? They don’t make you look smarter.)
Just send the subpoena already. This is just ridiculous.