It remains our position that the President's actions here, by virtue of his position as the chief law enforcement officer, could neither constitutionally nor legally constitute obstruction because that would amount to him obstructing himself, and that he could if he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even exercise his power to pardon if he so desired
> It remains our position that the President's actions here, by virtue of his position as the chief law enforcement officer, could neither constitutionally nor legally constitute obstruction because that would amount to him obstructing himself, and that he could if he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even exercise his power to pardon if he so desired
Frightening that they are even trying to put this option out there.... I don't think Donny can legally pardon himself anyway, Nixon pardoned his VP and Clinton didn't invoke it either. Cause if I remember correctly accepting a pardon is legally seen equal to admitting to the crime, you just avoid the consequences.
Guilliani is full of shit, he's been acting like a dementia struck old man in the media last weeks.
They also contended that nothing Mr. Trump did violated obstruction-of-justice statutes, making both a technical parsing of what one such law covers and a broad constitutional argument that Congress cannot infringe on how he exercises his power to supervise the executive branch. Because of the authority the Constitution gives him, it is impossible for him to obstruct justice by shutting down a case or firing a subordinate, no matter his motivation, they said.
This is straight out of the "Erdogan dictator wannabe rulebook" ..... Donny's legal team is trying to bulldoze the public opinion to try and pave the way for one of the most dodgy spins in history.
Frightening that they are even trying to put this option out there.... I don't think Donny can legally pardon himself anyway, Nixon pardoned his VP and Clinton didn't invoke it either. Cause if I remember correctly accepting a pardon is legally seen equal to admitting to the crime, you just avoid the consequences.
Guilliani is full of shit, he's been acting like a dementia struck old man in the media last weeks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/us/politics/trump-lawyers-memo-mueller-subpoena.html
> They also contended that nothing Mr. Trump did violated obstruction-of-justice statutes, making both a technical parsing of what one such law covers and a broad constitutional argument that Congress cannot infringe on how he exercises his power to supervise the executive branch. Because of the authority the Constitution gives him, it is impossible for him to obstruct justice by shutting down a case or firing a subordinate, no matter his motivation, they said.
This is straight out of the "Erdogan dictator wannabe rulebook" ..... Donny's legal team is trying to bulldoze the public opinion to try and pave the way for one of the most dodgy spins in history.
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Frightening that they are even trying to put this option out there.... I don't think Donny can legally pardon himself anyway, Nixon pardoned his VP and Clinton didn't invoke it either. Cause if I remember correctly accepting a pardon is legally seen equal to admitting to the crime, you just avoid the consequences.
Guilliani is full of shit, he's been acting like a dementia struck old man in the media last weeks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/us/politics/trump-lawyers-memo-mueller-subpoena.html
This is straight out of the "Erdogan dictator wannabe rulebook" ..... Donny's legal team is trying to bulldoze the public opinion to try and pave the way for one of the most dodgy spins in history.