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pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
Tue May 1, 2018, 05:50 PM May 2018

Why would the DT team leak the questions? Here are some educated guesses.

https://www.salon.com/2018/05/01/experts-mueller-questions-leaked-by-team-trump/

Hartmann also noted that there were three prevailing theories as to why the questions were leaked (and most likely by someone either currently or formerly associated with Trump's team): to convince Trump not to speak with Mueller, to turn the public against the Mueller investigation or to persuade the Republican-controlled Congress that Mueller is getting too close to the president and needs to be stopped. Hartmann concluded by noting:

Of course, it’s possible Mueller’s questions were leaked to accomplish multiple goals. Maybe the plan was to make Hannity even angrier than usual, and let him convince Trump, his House allies, and other Fox News viewers that Mueller can’t be allowed to ask the president to explain himself.

Norm Eisen, the board chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and White House special counsel for ethics and government reform under President Barack Obama, took to Twitter to explain the practical legal implications of the leaking of Mueller's questions.


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I helped witnesses decide whether to talk to prosecutors for decades. Now that we know Mueller's questions, I believe that Trump is unlikely ever to answer them unless subpoenaed--and then his answer will be "I take the Fifth." No wonder Dowd quit.
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Why would the DT team leak the questions? Here are some educated guesses. (Original Post) pnwmom May 2018 OP
I wonder if these really are the ?s that Mueller is going to ask RUMP... SWBTATTReg May 2018 #1
Mueller's team did meet with DT's team, but Mueller didn't leak these questions. pnwmom May 2018 #2
Really! nt SWBTATTReg May 2018 #5
I think not. orangecrush May 2018 #6
Someone in Rudy's family? triron May 2018 #3
I think they are good questions. I would ask many more. Sophia4 May 2018 #7
Now Rudy can claim Mueller leaked them Generic Brad May 2018 #4
The best reason they were leaked is revenge. procon May 2018 #8
Mueller is blue-balling tRump. forgotmylogin May 2018 #9

SWBTATTReg

(22,065 posts)
1. I wonder if these really are the ?s that Mueller is going to ask RUMP...
Tue May 1, 2018, 05:53 PM
May 2018

It's funny to me that they would give them to RUMP in advance so RUMP could manipulate and twist around to his advantage. Do we really know if Mueller leaked the ?s

Hummmm....

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
2. Mueller's team did meet with DT's team, but Mueller didn't leak these questions.
Tue May 1, 2018, 05:54 PM
May 2018

And no one knows how they may have been altered.

triron

(21,984 posts)
3. Someone in Rudy's family?
Tue May 1, 2018, 05:55 PM
May 2018

I don't believe anyone on team Trump leaked these questions. Seems to me
that the bad exposure outweighs any possible benefit. Hope Mueller knows
who leaked.

Generic Brad

(14,272 posts)
4. Now Rudy can claim Mueller leaked them
Tue May 1, 2018, 05:58 PM
May 2018

Ergo, he cannot be trusted to be impartial. So, Rudy will beat the drum to shut the entire investigation down because the process has been corrupted.

You can make this shit up.

procon

(15,805 posts)
8. The best reason they were leaked is revenge.
Tue May 1, 2018, 06:36 PM
May 2018

That's how Trump operates, and his backstabbing, double-crossing, chaotic staff is no different than their boss.

forgotmylogin

(7,520 posts)
9. Mueller is blue-balling tRump.
Tue May 1, 2018, 06:43 PM
May 2018

The President is not used to waiting for what he wants. He wants this to be over, like yesterday.

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