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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis NYT piece "What Mueller Wants to Ask Trump" is comedy GOLD! He won't answer ANY of these.
The questions show the special counsels focus on obstruction of justice and touch on some surprising other areas.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/us/politics/questions-mueller-wants-to-ask-trump-russia.html
By Matt Apuzzo and Michael S. Schmidt
April 30, 2018
The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently provided President Trumps lawyers a list of questions he wants answered in an interview. The New York Times obtained the list; here are the questions, along with the context and significance of each. The questions fall into categories based on four broad subjects. They are not quoted verbatim, and some were condensed.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)He knows the answers to these questions already.
malaise
(269,157 posts)ecstatic
(32,731 posts)How did the NYT get the list, BTW?
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)he wont be able to restrain himself from answering this chit on Twitter. He is such an idiot.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)And maybe, just maybe he will fall into a trap
Mueller knows some of the answers. When Trump lies about them on Twitter, the trap is set
And ya, just why and how are these questions being published
As part of the trap perhaps.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)so apparently a tweet can be considered legally valid in the form of writing as opposed to "in my opinion" which can be stated or written. If he tweets back to Mueller than he could be in even bigger trouble than he already is.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Although he would be tipping him off to what BS excuses he's planning ...
Ccarmona
(1,180 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,300 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)How about this:
"FLINT STILL DOES NOT HAVE CLEAN WATER!"
Pick that up and run with it - drive it down the government's throat!
HOW can we let Americans suffer like that?
Does "Make America Great Again" have anything to do with perhaps making sure ALL Americans have safe, clean water?
Volaris
(10,274 posts)MAGA is propganda-speak for Trump needs money from Dumb Suckers.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Lint Head
(15,064 posts)will lie and continue to obstruct.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)The questions were obviously written by someone who already knows the answers.
They also seem crafted in a way to guarantee that Trump would perjure himself.
Trump has already tweeted "alternative facts" on most of these topics.
So, if Mueller has facts, and Trump repeats his alternative facts, her perjures himself.
If he changes his story, he perjures himself.
All roads lead to "he perjures himself."
Ccarmona
(1,180 posts)To set in motion the traps Mueller has already put in place.
In any event, Trump is toast
unblock
(52,317 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)in the next few hours
and down goes Roger Stone
misanthrope
(7,428 posts)Rule of thumb in court is, "Don't ask a question for which you don't know the answer."
blogslut
(38,016 posts)Mueller does not leak.
Ccarmona
(1,180 posts)According to the Story
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)possible BS over anything that may come from the questions and answers (if he dares answer) themselves.
You know, like when the cops find incriminating evidence during a questionable search. Sometimes the entire case gets tossed based on a procedural ruling.
Perhaps that's what "the best legal team in America" (hey, why wouldn't he have that?) is down to - find SOME way to just throw out the whole thing before everybody realizes WE'VE BEEN SCREWED!
blogslut
(38,016 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)You jumped into that frying pan, now here's some fire for ya.
voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)The Con is a SUBJECT says Chuck Rosenberg
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Upthevibe
(8,071 posts).............
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Gothmog
(145,554 posts)Stallion
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Catherine Vincent
(34,491 posts)Why isn't Trump being deposed or placed under oath to answer these questions?
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)even if an oath isn't taken. It has its own statute, but triggers the same charges as perjury in a court/lying under oath would.
I think one reason for the statute is that the FBI interviews so many people in the course of their usual work that it's not practical to bring all of them in front of someone who can administer the oath. Thus, lying to the Feds is also a crime.
Catherine Vincent
(34,491 posts)Volaris
(10,274 posts)Mueller should start with simpler questions:
What shape has 3 sides?
A circle.
What color is Orange?
Blue?
How bigly are your hands?
The BIGLY-EST.
What about collusion with russia to undermine the democracy of the Republic?
Barrack Obama.
What can you tell us about UFO's?
Hillary Clinton.
And on it will go, until November when we (hopefully) get control of Congress back, and have his loony as fitted for a 'blue' jumpsuit...
lame54
(35,321 posts)In his tweets
And Mueller knows it
BSdetect
(8,999 posts)Sessions gave him the malmemory virus.