And the Fox News tweet:https://twitter.com/johnrobertsFox/status/996866827627257859 …
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The Special Counsel's Office, of course, is not going to confirm this. (I've asked.) And Giuliani has a track record here that makes it less than 100% clear what exactly Mueller said or agreed to in this situation.
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Assuming it is true (or roughly true): Based on what we know, it seems most likely to me that Mueller would tell Giuliani this as part of an effort to get Trump (and his lawyers) to agree to Trump's interview.
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The Special Counsel's Office spokesperson declined to comment.
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tl;dr: It has never seemed likely that by-the-book Mueller would seek to go outside of the historical decisions of DOJ on this question. That's the biggest reason why it's believable that SCO reached this conclusion.
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As to what exactly Mueller told Giuliani, who knows — and I've explained why I think it most likely it would have been discussed.
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None of this, note, has anything to do with the focus, findings, or direction of Mueller's investigation. This solely has to do with what they believe they can do with the conclusion of that investigation. For the president, it's a report to Congress.
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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.]5 replies 2 retweets 15 likesShow 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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Replying to @chrisgeidner
If true it seems like the president is above the law.
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