There's Nothing Trump Can Do to Stop Mueller from Testifying

[babylonsister]

There’s Nothing Trump Can Do to Stop Mueller from Testifying
Alberto Luperon



Can President Donald Trump keep Special Counsel Robert Mueller from testifying before Congress? He says it shouldn’t happen, but that’s a different issue from whether he can do anything about it.

We spoke about this with Frank O. Bowman, a law professor at the University of Missouri. The long and short of it is that the executive branch can attempt to limit what Mueller would say to Congress, but it’s unlikely they could stop the special counsel from appearing. The most they can do is stall, since any challenge could take time to sort out.

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There’s no plausible way to stop such testimony, said Bowman. Take executive privilege. The point of this power is not to hide information from Congress, but to provide limited protection for advice given to the president, said Bowman. The idea is that a POTUS could get candid advice.

Privilege can’t cover what Mueller might say, said Bowman. The special counsel didn’t give Trump information. It was the other way around. Hypothetically, the president could assert privilege if Mueller were a confidential adviser who resigned, but that’s not the case here, said Bowman.

The White House has no legal way to stop this testimony. They’re unlikely to succeed based on allegations of the House overreach, said Bowman. He pointed to the 1927 Supreme Court case McGrain v. Daugherty. This ruling said a congressional investigation be given the presumption that it has a legislative purpose, and that Congress could look into prosecutorial decisions made by the Department of Justice.

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[NewDayOranges]

1. All that being said, am I the only concerned for Mueller's

safety or the well-being of family members?

Does anyone believe that Trump's supporters are ABOVE physically threatening ANYONE who drops a dime on his activities?

[titaniumsalute]

2. Well you could say this for any Dem speaking up against Trump or his admin no?

[NewDayOranges]

3. Yes! Also for journalists and anyone else with a

Negative opinion of Trump...

People remember that several prominent Dems got pipe bombs last fall but in ANCIENT history prominent Dems and journalists got anthrax letters after 9/11 during the run-up the Iraqi Invasion...

[jayschool2013]

7. CNN also was targeted in 2018

with a pipe bomb.

[bigbrother05]

4. Mueller seems unlikely to bow to such pressure

As long as he stays alive, he's the biggest public threat to Trump/Barr's credibility.

[LiberalFighter]

8. Mueller is not the only one with the information.

[dewsgirl]

9. I'm extremely worries, and not just from Trump supporters.

I hope he has food testers, a fleet of secret service agents, etc.

[Firestorm49]

5. Right. Now add the scoundrel Barr to the opinion list and see what happens.

[NewJeffCT]

6. Republicans looked into Socks the Cat

when Clinton was president.

Or, do subterranean thresholds only apply to Democratic presidents.

[GeorgeGist]

10. I suspect No Holds Barr ...

may see it differently.

[uponit7771]

11. Then why isn't McGhan testifying? tia

[Pepsidog]

12. Once he quits DOJ Mueller cannot be prevented from testifying.