Giuliani: Mueller probe 'might get cleaned up' with presidential pardons

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BY AVERY ANAPOL - 06/15/18 03:03 PM EDT

President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani suggested Friday that Trump could issue pardons for those caught up in the special counsel probe.

Giuliani made the comments to the New York Daily News hours after a judge revoked bail for Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort over alleged witness tampering, sending him to jail pending his trial in September.

“When the whole thing is over, things might get cleaned up with some presidential pardons,” Giuliani told the Daily News.

Manafort, who has pleaded not guilty to numerous charges including obstruction of justice, money laundering, tax evasion, bank fraud and conspiracy against the United States, appeared in court Friday in Washington ...

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/392533-giuliani-mueller-probe-might-get-cleaned-up-with-presidential-pardons

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1. Giuliani says he has ruled out Trump interview with Mueller

BY MAX GREENWOOD - 06/15/18 02:05 PM EDT

President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Friday that a special counsel interview of the president is "off the table" — at least for himself.

Giuliani said during an interview on The Hill's show "Rising" that Trump himself has not ruled out an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller's team, because "he wants to explain himself."

But Giuliani also said that "as his lawyer" he does not believe Trump should sit down with investigators ...

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/392509-giuliani-says-he-has-ruled-out-trump-interview-with-mueller

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2. McConnell Wants Mueller Probe To 'Wrap Up'

Kate Riga | June 15, 2018 11:18 am

Going a step further than he has before, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that it’s time to “wrap up” Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, falling into lockstep with Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan, according to a Friday Washington Examiner report.

“What I think about the Mueller investigation is, they ought to wrap it up,” he said on a Washington Examiner podcast. “It’s gone on seemingly forever, and I don’t know how much more they think they can find out ...

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mcconnell-wants-to-wrap-up-mueller-probe

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3. is this really possible or just bloviating?

could Trump really end this with pardons?

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4. IMO he dooms the entire GOP if he does so

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6. It would create a blue wave of epic proportions in November if he did.

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5. I was thinking kind of the same way

All this corruption and treason ,and money laundering will get cleaned up with prison sentencing. Ghouliani and Sessions will both be indicted before this is over.

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7. see,

this should be obstruction with justice right here. The pressure goes up on Manafort, meaning the pressure is also up on Cohen. "Look, Cohen, if Manafort gives us the information we need, we really won't need a deal with you." So then Giuliani puts out in the press that there is a pardon in the offing. This kind of bullshit is what has been going on all along.

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8. Maybe Rudy should be charged with witness tampering