So, Rudy Giuliani told Fox News and CNN that Robert Mueller said his office will, per Fox News, "abide by DOJ guidelines" that assert a sitting president cannot be indicted. This is not surprising; it is mainly notable if Mueller told Giuliani so.
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OK. That's all I've got on this. I get that lots of you just want to say that Rudy's lying. My point is: It's so obviously where Mueller was likely to end up that it's believable. If I talk to Giuliani, I'll ask him more — but Mueller's office isn't talking.
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#lawdork note to append to this thread: I am not, by this, stating my view on whether I think DOJ’s longstanding position is legally correct—I think the questions raised are fair—but rather stating that it would surprise me to see Mueller be the the one to try to change it.]Show this thread -
Here's the 2000 DOJ Office of Legal Counsel memo on the topic: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/olc/opinions/2000/10/31/op-olc-v024-p0222_0.pdf …pic.twitter.com/D1ODb5eCcq
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The opinion was written by Randolph Moss, a former clerk to Justice Stevens who was nominated to a federal judgeship by Obama: He's now Judge Moss and he sits on the District Court in DC.pic.twitter.com/gJeCDqJCqe
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Can they even do that though? Strictly speaking isn’t the only thing they can do a report to Rosenstein?
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Yes. I wasn't suggesting otherwise. I was saying that a report to Congress is the option for a criminal investigation into a president, not indictment, per DOJ's past conclusions on the question.
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Then wait until November
#BlueWave2018 to report. Keep spinning off the most egregious - like Cohen to NY. Next up emoluments over the indonesia loan and whatever he got for#ZTE and Iran. Not to mention Stormy & 20 in her same situation that make him resign then BOOM
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Would DOJ guidelines permit prosecution/indictment after the end of his presidency?
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Suppose Mueller did actually agree that a sitting president can't be indicted, imagine the context of such a conversation. What (normally) indictable actions might POTUS' lawyers and special council be considering?
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Yeah, I knew 18 months ago that’s where this shit show is going next. Prime time TV for the “CBC hip hop marching band and gospel hymnal society”....Maxine gonna be A STAR!!!
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Except that left media led everyone to believe an indictment was forthcoming, which of course was false (a LIE).
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Pretty disheartening that the President is above the law.
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Could such a report suggest/reccommend impeachment?
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