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marylandblue

(12,344 posts) Sun Jun 3, 2018, 12:02 AM Jun 2018

Giuliani threatens to go to court if Mueller subpoenas Trump [View all]

Source: The Hill

Rudy Giuliani on Saturday threatened to take special counsel Robert Mueller to court if he attempts to issue a subpoena against President Trump.

"If Mueller tries to subpoena us, we're going to court," Giuliani said in an interview with ABC News. Giuliani, a former New York City mayor, joined Trump's legal team in April.

Giuliani’s warning arrived just hours after The New York Times revealed that Trump's lawyers sent Mueller a 20-page letter in January arguing that Trump couldn’t obstruct justice because he has unfettered authority over all federal investigations.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/390432-giuliani-threatens-to-go-to-court-if-mueller-subpoenas-trump

The constitutional crisis is coming.

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Giuliani threatens to go to court if Mueller subpoenas Trump [View all] marylandblue Jun 2018 OP

Yeah, Nixon did that, too, when his tapes were subpoenaed. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #1

Trump is wrong..this is NOT a very expensive investigation quartz007 Jun 2018 #2

It is also apparantely less than the cost of trumps golfing trips. pangaia Jun 2018 #4

And not just a LITTLE less... Chrysanthemum Jun 2018 #11

2 hours? Try 2 minutes. marylandblue Jun 2018 #7

He's suppose to be doing that as his lawyer. PoliticAverse Jun 2018 #3

Guess it depends what you mean by a constitutional crisis marylandblue Jun 2018 #9

Didn't to me. The Supreme Court ruled and the Nixon obeyed the ruling. PoliticAverse Jun 2018 #10

The below summarizes the 3 (including the 2 you mentioned) who had this interaction BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #24

I thought that was the way it went. Thanks so much for verifying my thought. riversedge Jun 2018 #26

Putin wants them to stall, until they can meet up. C Moon Jun 2018 #5

And the GOP wants them to stall ... NanceGreggs Jun 2018 #6

Yea, in-front of the Grand Jury. That's the whole point of the subpoena. briv1016 Jun 2018 #8

Rep Adam Shiff calls bullshit Wwcd Jun 2018 #12

This! n/t Lugnut Jun 2018 #13

...Nobody is above the law. Not this President. Not any president...🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2018 riversedge Jun 2018 #27

Giuliani...go to court? Don't make me laugh. pecosbob Jun 2018 #14

Precisely. SergeStorms Jun 2018 #18

Ruth Bader Ginsberg green917 Jun 2018 #20

A snack..... SergeStorms Jun 2018 #31

I thought the purpose of a subpoena was to make you go to court TrogL Jun 2018 #15

That ought to be a laff riot. diane in sf Jun 2018 #16

Giuliani: "If Mueller tries to subpoena us..." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2018 #17

Rudy lies more than trump does lately. Have to admit he is riversedge Jun 2018 #28

So...to avoid subpoenaing Donnie to appear in court... forgotmylogin Jun 2018 #33

Prediction: Giuliani's name will not appear on any court filings he authored as Trump's attorney RockRaven Jun 2018 #19

Watch as one of the sealed indictments is for Rudy... DRoseDARs Jun 2018 #21

I'm sure . . . Richard D Jun 2018 #22

They're doing this now duforsure Jun 2018 #23

Would a Trump appointee have to recuse himself? GreenPartyVoter Jun 2018 #29

I would think so but, duforsure Jun 2018 #30

No. In the Nixon tapes case, which was decided unanimously against Nixon, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #34

Thanks for the clarification! GreenPartyVoter Jun 2018 #35

Mueller's best evidence is 1998 Rudy Giuliani saying the opposite thing. Vinca Jun 2018 #25

its bullshit rtracey Jun 2018 #32