{"id":10940,"date":"2018-08-21T18:08:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T22:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=10940"},"modified":"2018-08-21T18:08:09","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T22:08:09","slug":"robert-mueller-shouldnt-even-ask-trump-for-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/robert-mueller-shouldnt-even-ask-trump-for-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Mueller Shouldn\u2019t Even Ask Trump for an Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With testimony from the president\u2019s top lawyer, the special counsel is in no position to claim he needs to speak with Trump.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

National Review<\/strong>
\nby Andrew C. McCarthy
\n8\/20\/2018<\/h3>\n

Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n

For months, these columns have contended that, on the question whether President Trump should agree to a request by Special Counsel Robert Mueller III for an interview, the burden of persuasion has been imposed on the wrong party. That is, the president should not even be asked to submit to questioning at this point; the prosecutor must first establish that the president (1) is implicated in a serious crime and (2) has information or evidence that the prosecutor is unable to obtain from any other source.<\/em><\/p>\n

That argument is bolstered by this weekend\u2019s New York Times report<\/a> that, with the president\u2019s consent, Mueller\u2019s team has conducted 30 hours of interviews with White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II. Having secured testimony from the president\u2019s top lawyer, the special counsel is in no position to claim that he needs the president\u2019s own testimony.<\/em><\/p>\n

The president\u2019s consent to make McGahn available to prosecutors is extraordinary, as it involves waiving both executive privilege and attorney\u2013client privilege. As to the latter, some claim that there is no real waiver involved because McGahn purportedly represents \u201cthe presidency\u201d in the abstract, not the actual incumbent. (The Times pushes this line, claiming that McGahn \u201cviewed his role as protector of the presidency, not of Mr. Trump.\u201d) This is nonsense. McGahn\u2019s client is the president in the latter\u2019s official capacity \u2014 in contrast to Trump\u2019s private lawyers (Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow).<\/em><\/p>\n

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View the complete article including image, video, links and comments at:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2018\/08\/robert-mueller-donald-trump-interview-request\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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