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Rudy doing his best MontanaMama May 2018 #1
lol....rudy making shit up....no one can ignore a subpoena out of hand without being beachbum bob May 2018 #2
Read his statement carefully: "We can assert same privilege as other presidents have". n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #4
his impication is clear, any way, a court will rule and 99% based on precedence beachbum bob May 2018 #7
"Pleading the 5th will land his ass in jail for contempt" - no, unless he gets immunity he has... PoliticAverse May 2018 #14
Sure, can plead right against self incrimination, but the right to not respond to a lawful Fred Sanders May 2018 #22
He didn't say "not respond" he said "not comply". He indicated they would respond... PoliticAverse May 2018 #24
No quibbles on that. The shit hits the fan when criminal indictments are laid and Shitler refuses to Fred Sanders May 2018 #25
Trump will be asked about what he knew what others were doing... beachbum bob May 2018 #23
Yes but as I noted the 5th applies - "in any situation" the answer "would furnish a link... PoliticAverse May 2018 #26
Taking a 5th, can be considered an impeachable position, a very beachbum bob May 2018 #35
This is the tricky part...if trump takes the 5th on questions of what beachbum bob May 2018 #36
Would DT be rational enough to consult with his attorney... LiberalFighter May 2018 #37
He really meant what dictators are privileged to do. olegramps May 2018 #11
Yes completely and Giuliani is just another enabler FakeNoose May 2018 #19
yep as Avenatti said, they're making stuff up as they go onetexan May 2018 #18
He's the president of the United States. We can assert same privilege as other presidents have." Botany May 2018 #3
Let's find out and see... C_U_L8R May 2018 #5
In other words, there's a subpoena on the way. PubliusEnigma May 2018 #6
I suspect very soon. beachbum bob May 2018 #8
I think Timmygoat May 2018 #9
Didn't work for Bill Clinton Vinnie From Indy May 2018 #10
He can assert it but it does not mean that treestar May 2018 #12
+1. Nixon was not above the law. Nor is Trump. emulatorloo May 2018 #33
So if Trump and attorneys are 100% certain they can just ignore Mueller... Freethinker65 May 2018 #13
Dude has a very short, or very convenient, memory. n/t malthaussen May 2018 #15
Lock The Up! jpak May 2018 #16
Sorry. See United States v. Nixon PSPS May 2018 #17
SCOTUS will rule anywhere from 6-3 to 9-0 against him based on precedent. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #20
The Clown has spoken....................everyone in the criminal enterprise is above the law.... turbinetree May 2018 #21
Tell this guy Botany May 2018 #27
U.S. Supreme Court: Read United States v. Nixon, dumbass. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #28
That was a very different court in a very different time Algernon Moncrieff May 2018 #32
Bob Bauer WH counsel for our President Obama..how he sizes up the Nixon Long Shadow asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #29
WaPo--Giuliani: It is possible Michael Cohen paid off other women for Trump Julian Englis May 2018 #30
Translation: We're betting that this SCOTUS will let us claim Executive Privilege Algernon Moncrieff May 2018 #31
So presidents are above the Law rock May 2018 #34
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