| Giuliani Says Trump Could Plead the 5th, Doesn't Have to Comply With Mueller Subpoena |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=24110"><span class="small">Daniel Politi, Slate</span></a> |
| Monday, 07 May 2018 08:40 |
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Politi writes: "Rudolph Giuliani refused to rule out the possibility that President Donald Trump could plead the Fifth Amendment in Robert Mueller's Russia investigation."
Giuliani Says Trump Could Plead the 5th, Doesn't Have to Comply With Mueller Subpoena07 May 18
Giuliani also said that Trump doesn’t actually have to comply with a subpoena from the special counsel. “Well, we don’t have to,” Giuliani said when host George Stephanopoulos asked if the president would comply with a subpoena. “He’s the president of the United States. We can assert the same privilege as other presidents have. President Clinton negotiated a deal in which he didn’t admit the effectiveness of the subpoena. They withdrew it.” When Stephanopoulos pointed out that Clinton testified before the grand jury, Giuliani dodged the question about whether that is something Trump would be willing to do. “He has no case,” Giuliani said of Mueller.
In another hint about what Trump may be thinking, Joseph diGenova, a former U.S. attorney who declined an offer to join Trump’s legal team earlier this year, said on Fox News Sunday that the president won’t agree to be interviewed by Mueller. “The president will not sit down for an interview because this investigation has reached a level of bad faith,” diGenova said. “This is no longer a good faith investigation.” Giuliani touched on a similar theme, saying on ABC that he would not want Trump to talk to Mueller “after the way they’ve acted,” he said. “I came into this case with a desire to do that, and—and they just keep convincing not to do it.” |
udolph Giuliani refused to rule out the possibility that President Donald Trump could plead the Fifth Amendment in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. “How can I ever be confident of that?” Giuliani 