Trump legal team seeking precedent to avoid Mueller interview: report

[applegrove]

BY BRANDON CARTER at the Hill

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/371019-trump-legal-team-seeking-precedent-to-avoid-mueller-interview-report

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President Trump's legal team has been looking into a 20-year-old federal court order that could be used to limit or avoid an interview between Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller, according to a new report.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump’s lawyers are researching a 1997 case in which a federal appeals court ruled that sitting presidents and their top advisers are protected against disclosing certain information about decision-making and official government actions.

In the case, the appeals court ruled that prosecutors who hope to override claims of executive privilege are required to show the court that they hope to obtain “important evidence” that is otherwise unobtainable.


Legal scholars told the Journal that Trump’s lawyer’s could use the case to make a potential interview with Mueller more favorable for Trump and prevent a long court fight over the process.

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[chuckstevens]

1. But of course Bill Clinton HAD to testiy in the non-scandal Lewinski affair

[EarlG]

2. But he has nothing to hide

[global1]

3. What Happened To "I'm Looking Forward To The Meeting &.....

I'll do it under oath as well?

If he uses his lawyers as an excuse to get out of this meeting - he'll probably say I wanted to meet but my lawyers wouldn't let me.

My response to that is - You're the president you can do what you want.

[rurallib]

4. "decision-making and official government actions" on obstructing justice?

what a stretch

[LiberalFighter]

5. That would be fine if he wasn't committing a crime or obstructing justice in any way.