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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy 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, its possible Muellers 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 cant 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.
Link to tweet
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SWBTATTReg
(22,065 posts)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)And no one knows how they may have been altered.
SWBTATTReg
(22,065 posts)orangecrush
(19,415 posts)triron
(21,984 posts)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.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)Generic Brad
(14,272 posts)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)That's how Trump operates, and his backstabbing, double-crossing, chaotic staff is no different than their boss.
forgotmylogin
(7,520 posts)The President is not used to waiting for what he wants. He wants this to be over, like yesterday.