Giuliani believes '50/50' chance Mueller subpoenas President Trump

ABC ^ | May 3rd, 2018 | By JOHN SANTUCCI

[Mariner]

As Rudy Giuliani enters the center ring of the legal fight between President Donald Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller, the former New York City mayor is already anticipating one possible battle – a subpoena for President Trump to testify. “I think it's 50/50,” Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, told ABC News regarding the possibility of a subpoena. “But I got to prepare for that 50 percent.”

As ABC News confirmed earlier this week, the president’s legal team was told by Mueller he could “compel” the president to testify before a grand jury via a subpoena. As Ty Cobb steps down from his position as White House counsel handling the Russia probe for the presidency, his replacement, Emmet Flood, has been through battles like this before. “I think Emmet was brought in because he represented Clinton during their subpoena battle and knows a great deal about it,” Giuliani said.

Giuliani already believes he’s settled one case. The mayor argues that with the information now out about how the president reimbursed Michael Cohen for his payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, that case no longer has implications that campaign finance laws were violated.

“I think the investigation with him [Cohen] largely fell apart, with the loss of the campaign finance possible violation which never existed in the first place, but they sure thought it did,” Giuliani told ABC News Thursday night in a phone interview, adding that his client, President Trump, has nothing to worry about in this matter.

[Maverick68]

IF there is another Democrat President, it is our DUTY to pay back 1,000 times the HELL the Swamp has put President Trump thru.....The Swamp is making WAR on the people.

[COBOL2Java]

Mueller is desperate. He needs to keep the balls in the air. Unfortunately, he has no balls.

"Yes it's true. This man has no balls"

"Why, you...!"

[JesusIsLord]

IMHO, if Giuliani believes that Mueller will be moved or deterred because Giuliani is on the Trump team - he is mistaken.

Mueller has been acting unconstitutionally because no crime was ever specified by RosenWeasel or Sessions for his investigation. Based on the scope of his investigation, Mueller has decided that he has the authority to investigate anything and anyone associated with the President.

Quite simply, Mueller and the deep state want to take down the President. Sessions, RosenWeasel, Dems and RINOs have no interest in ending the witch-hunt.

Mueller will continue his so-called investigation until the President resigns or is impeached - or until he (Mueller) is fired. I believe the President will need to fire Sessions and RosenWeasel to end the witch-hunt. His (the President's) party and his AG are feckless and complicit by their silence and indifference.

[Liz]

I CANT BELIEVE THIS CAME FROM THE WASH/POST.
Could be they are as sick of Mueller as we are.

Some legal experts believe that two previous Justice Department opinions prohibit federal prosecutors.....
....including Mueller.....from charging a president with a crime.

Instead, the Constitution relies on Congress’ power to impeach for potentially criminal behavior.

Trump’s lawyers could argue that he cannot be forced to testify under subpoena........

.......unless his testimony is necessary to indict someone else.

[Liz]

(HAT TIP LLOYD BILLINGSLEY, author of Lethal Injection)
Trump’s turn to ask a few questions of Special Counsel Mueller.

<><> Investigations normally pursue a crime. What crime are you investigating?

<><> Your job description centered on Russian collusion, what statute in the US code would you use to prosecute collusion?

<><> Your investigative team is composed of highly partisan supporters of Hillary Clinton? Did you seek out independent, non-partisan lawyers?

<><> Russia expert, Fanny Ohr, wife of demoted DOJ official Bruce Ohr, who worked for Fusion GPS on the Steele dossier acquired a short-wave radio license about that time? Did the FBI monitor any of Ohr’s electronic communications?

<><> 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton as Secy of State, removed boxes of official documents and destroyed more than 30,000 official emails. Did you know about this?

<><> What was the Loretta Lynch and Bill Clinton meeting about, aside from the health and new toys of the grandkids?

<><> The FBI sought to identify and discipline the agent who made the Lynch-Clinton meeting public. Is that official FBI policy.

<><> Former CIA boss John Brennan is making angry statements about Pres Donald Trump. Would you have hired him at the FBI? If so, in what capacity?

<><> When reporters asked you if the FBI had dropped the ball by failing to act, you said, “No. I think, given the context of the discussions and the situation that the agents and the analysts were looking at, they took appropriate steps.” Any second thoughts on that?

<><> Given the time and money you have put in, does the the absence of any crime or collusion trouble you?

<><> Are Democrats disappointed in you? If so, how have they acted against you?

[Liz]

Deranged power-mad Democrats are using the Mueller special counsel apparat as a political strategy-—to increase their chances for a midterm coup.

REALITY CHECK Using the machinery of govt as a political strategy is akin to tin pot Third World dictators’ machinations ..... not done in a free republic like the USA.

[Liz]

IT HASNT SUNK IN TO HARD-HEADED DEMOCRATS YET:

<><>Obama handed his famous state-of-the-art presidential election campaign apparat – the data, the staff, the fundraising – to his non-profit Organizing for Action

<><> as the needy Democratic Party was shrinking, Obama’s party loyalty came up short;

<><> eight years after Obama came into office, the once-proud Democratic Party is decimated at every level of federal, state and local government.”

<><> Obama has left the Democratic party woefully divided (and is working on dividing Republicans);

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Let’s find out the whereabouts of the old computers Obama removed from the White House (US Government property) which may have been relocated to the OFA operations center. The computers would show (A) what Obama knew, and, (B) when he knew it, as well as (C) any email he had with Clintons about kickbacks, and, (D) any disloyalty to his party..

The missing computers are the only known electronic links to Obama’s clandestine operations and could be used as evidence of impropriety.

CONTACTS:
President Trump:
Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414
email. president@whitehouse.gov

CONGRESS: Capitol Switchboard 1-866-220-0044

USAG Jeff Sessions
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Comment Line: 202-353-1555
Switchboard: 202-514-2000

[Gene Eric]

Mark Levin argues that Trump should essentially ignore Mueller and let the situation escalate to SCOTUS

[Thibodeaux]

While there are likely several reasons for Mueller, a primary reason is prophylactic. The Special Council is to ward off the effects of the coming legal assault and indictments on all things progressive

[Uversabound]

We need to perform a Citizens’ Arrest of Mueller on charges of Treason.

REPEAT OFTEN

[Cboldt]

-- Mark Levin argues that Trump should essentially ignore Mueller and let the situation escalate to SCOTUS --

Levin advocates going on the offense, but I think in the context of any sort of request for meeting or supposed compulsion by force of executive subpoena (can the executive subpoena himself?)

Might be the same thing you are saying by "ignore," as in ignore or fight any request or demand for cooperation with this particular investigation. And McCarthy makes the same point with a bit more legal explanation.

On Mueller's side, issuing a subpoena is purely a political calculation. Win or lose in court, issuing a subpoena is a no-lose for him. Win or lose ultimately (and the case is a loser), the longer he keeps the intramural conflict going, the more successful he is.

[enumerated]

I like the way Guiliani is out there every day in the news scoring points. This is what Trump needs - but I don’t think it would be as effective if he was AG.

Everyone knows that as Trump’s lawyer he is going to be 100% advocating for Trump, and that’s as it should be. Nobody is going to say it’s wrong - that he should be objective - that he’s being political or covering up. He’s his lawyer - he’s doing his job.

Obama’s AGs did that - and it was completely improper - they got away with it because they are Democrats and there was nobody in the MSM or GOPe that was going to call them on it.

But it was a shameful the way Obama weaponized his DOJ, IRS and FBI for politics. Shameful.

Now that Trump is POTUS he’s not weaponizing his entire executive branch for politics and it’s kind of refreshing - healthy for the nation.

But at the same time there is that part of me that wants to see Jeff Sessions out there with a machete chopping off heads like an Obama AG.

[grumpygresh]

I think that Mueller is calculating that Trump will ignore the subpoena. That will give Mueller the rationale to continue the witch hunt until the SC decides on whether the subpoena is constitutional.

Now, if Trump does answer questions, he of course will be subjected to a perjury trap and additional evidence will be generated for fodder in an impeachment proceeding.

I agree with Levin who argues that Trump should demand why Mueller is violating the DOJs rules with respect obtaining a subpoena from the President and force them to make the case why issuing a subpoena to the President is constitutional.

[1Old Pro]

Rudy is picking him apart on fake charge at a time until Mueller is emasculated.

[Jane Long]

I agree with Levin who argues that Trump should demand why Mueller is violating the DOJs rules with respect obtaining a subpoena from the President and force them to make the case why issuing a subpoena to the President is constitutional.

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Ditto.

Levin laid it out clearly, on Hannity’s show, last night.

[Gene Eric]

Hannity had Levin as a recent guest on TV where Mark lays out the Constitutional law and related DOJ documents completely supporting Trump. Don’t have a link to the clip right now

[Cboldt]

I saw that segment. Recent remark here, including link to DOJ Opinion Letter.

[TheNext]

Drip, drip, drip ... STFU.

Where is the Wall?

[madison10]

Why in the world would the President think Sessions was a bad choice? Sessions had all the appearances of being a Southern, white-hatted fighter.