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fleur-de-lisa

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Wed May 2, 2018, 04:13 PM May 2018

What You Need To Know About A Mueller Subpoena, Trump And The Russia Imbroglio

Can the Justice Department subpoena the president?
Yes — but it would be hardball. If Trump did not agree to an interview that complied with what Mueller's team wanted, the special counsel's office could try to compel Trump to appear before a grand jury, something that has never happened before.

In 1998, Justice Department independent counsel Ken Starr issued a subpoena to force President Bill Clinton to answer his questions. Clinton's legal team responded by agreeing to an interview in which the president's lawyers could be present and he could appear before the grand jury via video — and Starr withdrew the subpoena.

Could Trump resist a subpoena?
Ultimately no, legal experts have said, but it might take a long battle in court to get there. How long? No one knows — a subpoena from Mueller that Trump fought would be a novel legal problem and might require months of arguments or rulings.

Could Trump invoke his Fifth Amendment rights?
Of course — the Constitution protects his right not to give evidence that would require he incriminate himself.

Much more at link:
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/02/607717946/what-you-need-to-know-about-a-mueller-subpoena-trump-and-the-russia-imbroglio?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=politics&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180502
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What You Need To Know About A Mueller Subpoena, Trump And The Russia Imbroglio (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa May 2018 OP
Thank you. I think many of us have questions along these lines. dameatball May 2018 #1
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