Giuliani says legal battle would ensue if Mueller subpoenas President Trump
- by Leona Burton
- in World Media
- — Jun 3, 2018
A copy of the letter, which was hand-delivered to the special counsel's office in January, was obtained by The New York Times.
First, the letter oddly claims that, when Trump allegedly asked former FBI director James Comey to end the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, the president could not been trying to obstruct justice, since he did not know Flynn was under investigation in the first place.
The most sweeping assertion that Dowd and Sekulow make in the memo, according to the Times, is the broad view of Trump's constitutional powers.
Mueller has requested an interview with the president to determine whether he had criminal intent to obstruct the investigation into his associates' possible links to Russia's election interference.
Dowd and Sekulow expressed concern that Trump could be exposed to accusations by investigators of lying or committing a crime or an impeachable offense.
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"In light of these voluntary offerings, your office clearly lacks the requisite need to personally interview the president", the letter read.
"There was No Collusion with Russian Federation (except by the Democrats)", the president tweeted Saturday.
"Can you believe that with all of the made up, unsourced stories I get from the Fake News Media, together with the $10,000,000 Russian Witch Hunt (there is no Collusion), I now have my best Poll Numbers in a year". So bad for our Country.
Trump tweeted 40 minutes before the New York Times broke the news, questioning whether Mueller's team or the Department of Justice was responsible for leaking the letter. Trump went on to say that authorities should instead be investigating what he called Democrats' corruption.
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However, Congress can do very little to cut funding from Mueller as his budget falls under a special Treasury Department account.
It is unclear which letters the president was referring to.
Whether Trump's lawyers' interpretation of the Constitution is correct is an open to debate.
Trump's lawyers argue that he can shut down an investigation or fire subordinates, regardless of his motivation. "This is a completely tainted investigation".
More news: Samsung Galaxy A9 Star & Galaxy A9 Star Lite Smartphones Are Now OfficialIn the June 23, 2017 letter from Marc Kasowitz, one of Trump's longtime personal attorneys, he makes numerous same points, arguing there was no basis for an obstruction charge and the president, as Comey said, has the power to fire anyone when he so chooses.
