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kpete

(71,997 posts)
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 11:36 AM Jun 2018

Turley on Trump Legal Team's Letter to Mueller: "They Know They're Going to Lose"


George Washington University Law professor Jonathan Turley addressed the Trump legal team’s memo to Robert Mueller on Morning Joe Monday, saying that not only is their position not supported by law, but that he thinks they know it isn’t.

“Well, the letter itself seems to be an example of position bargaining where frankly they are exaggerating the existing case law,” Turley told host Joe Scarborough. “It is not true that the president can simply defy a subpoena.”

“There’s not a lot of case law in the area but what is there supports Robert Mueller and I think that the White House team understands that,” he continued.

“I think they know they’re going to lose.”




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Turley on Trump Legal Team's Letter to Mueller: "They Know They're Going to Lose" (Original Post) kpete Jun 2018 OP
Trump has conferred legal expertise on himself gratuitous Jun 2018 #1
Maybe he'll try to represent himself louis-t Jun 2018 #2
He isn't trying to convince Mueller genxlib Jun 2018 #3

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
1. Trump has conferred legal expertise on himself
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 11:40 AM
Jun 2018

It will be instructive to see whether Lawyer Trump or actual legal scholars prevail in this discussion, and how will the media treat the competing arguments.

genxlib

(5,528 posts)
3. He isn't trying to convince Mueller
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 01:59 PM
Jun 2018

Or any legal scholars for that matter.

He is trying to convince his base so that they will see any action against him as a coup.

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