Posted on 06/16/2018 2:16:35 PM PDT by Magnatron
President Donald Trump's lawyers and special counsel Robert Mueller are hurtling toward a showdown over a yearlong investigation into the president's conduct, with Mueller pushing to write up his findings by summer's end and Trump's lawyers strategizing how to rebut a report that could spur impeachment hearings.
The confrontation is coming to a head as Trump and his allies ratchet up their attacks on the special counsel probe, seizing on a report released Thursday by the Justice Department's inspector general that castigated FBI officials for their conduct during the 2016 Hillary Clinton email investigation.
Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, said that he planned to use the inspector general's conclusions to undermine Mueller, suggesting he may ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions to appoint a second special counsel to examine the current probe.
"We want to see if we can have the investigation and special counsel declared illegal and unauthorized," Giuliani said in an interview Friday.
In the meantime, Trump must decide whether to do a face-to-face interview with Mueller's team - an answer the president's legal team expects to have in the next two weeks.
If the president agreed to a sit-down, the special counsel has told Trump's lawyers that he could finish within roughly 90 days a report on whether Trump sought to obstruct a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, according to two people familiar with the discussions. A separate report outlining Mueller's broader findings on Russian attempts to bolster Trump's candidacy is expected to take longer
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You are forgetting Trump’s motto; Never give up.
He lives by it and will not give up.
I think hell be a lot better off just telling USA that hes ended the witch hunt. Neatly everyone is sick of it, sick of hearing about it, and mad as hell we have to pay for an obviously politically- driven and expensive fabrication
The President cannot obstruct himself. And firing Comey is unquestioningly, beyond debate, within his rights.
The republicans impeach him for that...the civil war won’t be far behind.
Everyone I talk to (outside of the political food fight) is interested in jobs and the wall in that order.
And pure BS. Mueller doesn’t even have a specific crime he is investigating. Trump doesn’t have to get interviewed, or even plead the 5th. He can literally ignore Mueller.
Imagine a cop walking up to you and wanting to interrogate you.
You ask him, “what are you investigating”. He says “nothing in particular, but the old lady down the street suspects you are up to no good and I want to gain an understanding of your life down to the smallest details”.
You have no obligation to continue the conversation.
Q told us to sit back and trust Wray, Horowitz and Sessions. And here we are.
“... , the special counsel has told Trump’s lawyers that he could finish within roughly 90 days a report on whether Trump sought to obstruct a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign ...”
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and have the impeachment proceeding done no later than mid-January 2019, after the expected very poor Republican turnout in the midterms. Further, the impeachment charges will include Pense, leaving House Speaker Nancy Pelosi President - after the historic double Conviction and Removal in the Democrat controlled Senate.
Thant is if DJT is foolish enough to talk to Mueller.
Thought it was collusion...oh well...
Exactly what were doing. The investigation is hurtling to a cliff...its unraveling one thread at a time.
With statements like that, you don’t belong here. Donald Trump is trying to save America and doing a damn good job IN SPITE OF idiots and traitors.
How can We Deplorables publicly express our support for President Trump and revulsion for crooked Mueller and his crooked Liberal henchmen.
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Get out the vote and SUPPORT NON RINOS! Be LOUD about th disgusting Democrats. And NEVER NEVER NEVER call them “Democratic.”
How is it possible to make an obstruction case around a liar, fired, and rebuked @ss clown?
I suspect RICO collusion to commit sedition.
Fence sitters always fall off! IMO be LOUD AND CLEAR and FIGHT tHe Media and ALL Democrats.
You cannot indict a sitting president.
A: No it doesnt well.
B: Our posts were a minute apart.
Lighten up Francis...
Regardless, the President cannot be charged with anything for performing his duties as Chief Executive.
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especially since the Constitution gives him the right to fire Comey for ANY reason or NO reason!!! He is the head of the Executive Branch and therefor Comey’s BOSS!
President Trump should not talk to Mueller.
He should fire Rosenstein, appoint someone who will instantly end the Witch Hunt, and then fire Mueller as well.
When someone is coming at you with weapons, you get the weapons out of their hands, you don’t wait and hope that they only try to injure you a little bit.
Trump should fire Mueller, Rodenstein, Sessions,Wray, and the whole lot of conspirataors and coverup artists. Let the chips fall where they may. This attempted “deep state” socialist, globalist plot should be stopped once for all!
I doubt Mueller has the BALLS to charge TRUMP with OBSTRUCTION!!
Also what happens if he did charge TRUMP with OBSTRUCTION??
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