Giuliani: Team Trump Will Likely Try To Block Mueller Report’s Release

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Latest appointee to President Donald Trump's legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani attends the Conference on Iran on May 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Over one thousand de... WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Latest appointee to President Donald Trump's legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani attends the Conference on Iran on May 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Over one thousand delegates from representing Iranian communities from forty states attends the Iran Freedom Convention for Human Rights and Democracy. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said that the administration may claim executive privilege to block Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein from releasing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report when the investigation is finished, according to a New Yorker report.

Giuliani claims that President Donald Trump’s original legal team—which has undergone many mutations since—cut a deal with Mueller that that the White House can object to public dissemination of information from the probe on the grounds of executive privilege.

When asked if the White House is likely to invoke this clause, Giuliani was frank: “I’m sure we will.”

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  1. Giuliani claims that President Donald Trump’s original legal team—which has undergone many mutations since—cut a deal with Mueller that that the White House can object to public dissemination of information from the probe on the grounds of executive privilege.

    Anybody believe this?? Anybody???

  2. For their claims of “no collusion” and it is all a “witch hunt,” they sure are worried about the Mueller revelations. Could they be liars?? Shocking!!

  3. Avatar for jtx jtx says:

    WTF this a joke? An investigation of the President is covered by Executive Privilege; that makes no sense what so ever.

  4. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    “No collusion, no collusion “…but I’m not going to let you see the report…just trust me on that.

    It makes no sense that a special counsel can be appointed, millions spent, numerous subpoenas ensue, a grand jury is empaneled, then the whole report outlining criminal activities gets buried based on Presidential whim. This is unacceptable unless we’re all of a sudden a dictatorship.

  5. And yet the Starr report became a best seller. Republicans really must think that they are a more important species than are Democrats.

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