White House: When Trump Said He'd Testify, He Didn't Mean to Congress
Source: The Daily Beast
7 minutes ago
President Trump will not testify before Congress under oath, a development that legal experts say was expected but that illustrates the pitfalls of the presidents tendency to shoot from the hip in public remarks. Trump said at a Friday press conference that would 100% agree to give sworn testimony in response to former FBI director James Comeys allegations last week. On Monday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president was specifically asked whether or not he would talk to Director Mueller, the special counsel investigating alleged Russian election meddling, under oath. In fact, Trump was asked generally about giving sworn testimony rebutting Comeys allegations that the president asked him to pledge loyalty and to ease up on the FBIs investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Asked a follow-up about Mueller specifically, the president said he would speak with him as well. Congressional Democrats were giddy at the prospect of grilling Trump under oath, but experts say that testimony was probably never going to happen. I think that was expected, said national security attorney Bradley Moss. Having the President testify before Congress raises significant separation of powers concerns. The last to do it was Gerald Ford and all others since have adamantly refused. But Moss and his law partner Mark Zaid say the president didnt seem aware of that fact during his remarks on Friday. This Presidency is marked like none other by a White House tendency to reinterpret the specific words of the President. Every time that happens its credibility suffers, Zaid said in an email.
Lachlan Markay
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,640 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Vinca
(50,278 posts)I love it.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,010 posts)meow2u3
(24,764 posts)titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,499 posts)I can't say I'm much shocked.
Kleveland
(1,257 posts)but there are an infinite number of lies that this pissant can spew into the face of the American taxpayer!
As was stated, this certainly comes as no surprise!
If bullshit was electricity, he would be a Yuuuuge powerplant.
bora13
(860 posts)this guy is the epitome of head-fuck scenarios. he thrives on f*cking with people
and putey loves him for that.
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)Spine Rendered Useless in Grabbing Mishap.
still_one
(92,219 posts)logosoco
(3,208 posts)Constitution so I don't expect an oath means much to this oaf anyway.
Raven123
(4,849 posts)Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)it'll come to light that Eric ate the tapes.
d_r
(6,907 posts)DK504
(3,847 posts)NOW TESTIFY!!!!!
Calista241
(5,586 posts)If they only asked him various pre-approved fluff questions.
Lonestarblue
(10,012 posts)Trump is so stupid that he probably thinks that he can lie under oath and be protected because presidents are above the law.
onetexan
(13,043 posts)Freethinker65
(10,024 posts)All proceeds go to fund universal healthcare
gademocrat7
(10,660 posts)If his lips are moving, he is lying.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Chemisse
(30,813 posts)And that's all Trump, the day-trader, cares about.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)AC_Mem
(1,979 posts)That they have to frame their questions specifically, and I mean tie it up in a knot, so that there can be no after the fact third-party interpretation to get him out of his statements. He is the president and what he says should matter. Can you IMAGINE if President Obama EVER said any of the off the wall comments 45 makes? The blatant hypocrisy makes me sick at heart.
Honestly it makes me so depressed, I can't pay too much attention because I just cry for my family and for my fellow Americans. they are single handedly destroying us. I fear for our future.