Trump legal team readies for fraught showdown with Mueller, even as president declares broad powers

[DonViejo]

By Carol D. Leonnig, Robert Costa, Rosalind S. Helderman and Josh Dawsey
June 4 at 11:02 PM

Despite President Trump’s declarations that he has expansive powers that could blunt the ­special-counsel investigation, his legal team is preparing for the possibility of a presidential interview, or a legally precarious subpoena battle over such a sit-down.

Trump declared in tweets Monday that he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself and called the special counsel unconstitutional, the latest efforts by the president and his lawyers to assert his authority over the federal law enforcement system. But private moves by Trump’s attorneys and advisers indicate that — despite the president’s public bravado — they are readying for a fraught legal confrontation that could have far-reaching consequences.

Trump lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani has acknowledged in recent interviews with The Washington Post that the outcome of such a showdown is uncertain.

“Both sides are taking a big risk with a subpoena fight,” he said.

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1. if he believes he can pardon himself, then he believes he can commit perjury with impunity.

he's a tyrant.

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2. We are in another dimension of crass ignorance. I hope he gets fucked over completely.