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Trump to take advice from lawyers

Winston said:
If Comey was a witness at the point of the tape tweet, could his threats be interpretted as intimidating a witness?

That tape thing bothered me, personally. Because Trump was obviously making **** up in a fantastic display of belligerence.

Anyway, yeah, I think Trump will find his polite soft voice.. but, if he is really delusional there will just be inconsistencies with reality and Trump's reality. Mueller will ask him something about reality and Trump will bring back an answer from Trumpworld....
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Even the tape tweet was done within the context of his belief that everybody in Washington works for him and not the country. As Maggie Haberman said, "The 'kneel before Zod' approach is closer to how Trump thought the job would be than most folks understood at the time."

That expectation certainly hasn't changed, but he understand full well that Mueller won't be kneeling before Zod. In fact, he probably views Mueller in kind of the same vein as he views Putin: a power to be feared (not respected -- I don't think trump knows that concept in the same way you and I do). Mueller may not be a billionaire that owns his own nuclear power, but he can bring down his Presidency and his family just the same, and trump knows it.

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/941281888957882368
 
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Cardinal said:
Trump can stay on script when he understands its importance. He's done it before, albeit rarely. And self preservation is going to be a very powerful motive for staying on script. I just don't see him babbling to Mueller in the same way that he babbles to CNN.
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I think you are, more likely than not, correct. While he strikes me as the kind of person who could be easily manipulated by basic law enforcement interrogation tactics, particularly playing to his ego, he will also have his lawyers there to reign him in if he starts veering.
 
gdgyva said:
so i guess whining will be what the basic responses will be

gotcha
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Very astute, i would definitely characterize this as whining denial:

gdgyva said:
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would talk to special counsel Robert Mueller under oath and looks forward to the opportunity, but that he will listen to the advice of his lawyers.

Trump made the comments to a group of reporters who were meeting with chief of staff John Kelly at the White House.
"I am looking forward to it, actually," Trump said, when asked if he was going to talk to Mueller. "Here is the story: There has been no collusion whatsoever. There is no obstruction whatsoever. And I am looking forward to it."
Trump suggested that people could wrongly construe his attempts to "fight back" against the investigation as obstruction.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/politics/robert-mueller-donald-trump/index.html

So when his attorneys tell him not to show up....what next?

When he tells the grand jury convened to go pound sand, what CAN they do?

No one can be forced to testify against oneself....

And he can and will play the executive privilege card

So when all is said is done....

Does Mueller get his interview? Is it under oath? In what capacity....does Trump and his lawyers get to see the questions first?

I say no grand jury....

No under oath straight questioning

Maybe a questionnaire that Trump and his attorneys get to fill out

That boys and girls is what i see happening in the next 2-3 weeks

:3oops: not what you all hoped for or expected
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ReverendHellh0und said:
I keep asking people but no one will answer.


What benefit is there to talking to a prosecutor, innocent or not? Is he there to help you or prosecute you.
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That depends; are you innocent and the evidence exonerates you, while perhaps condemning others, or are you guilty and the evidence condemns you?
 
Skeptic Bob said:
I think you are, more likely than not, correct. While he strikes me as the kind of person who could be easily manipulated by basic law enforcement interrogation tactics, particularly playing to his ego, he will also have his lawyers there to reign him in if he starts veering.
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He might not have his lawyers there if they have to force the issue.
 
Cardinal said:
The babbling actually helps him. He sounds so unhinged that most prosecutors would be worried that his babbling wouldn't really be convincing as self incrimination. Even though we have a mountain of actions and statements that would lead anyone with an operating brain that he committed obstruction of justice, you still need to prove intent underneath that mess he calls his cognitive functioning.

Read this interview in full. This is the cognitive functioning you're going to have to unravel intent from.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/politics/trump-white-house-interview-reporters/index.html

Reading that interview, one can easily believe the rumor that Trump changes his own bedsheets.
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The washing machine companies, they're gone, Whirlpool, great companies, they're gone, and now we're seeing a, you're seeing a very big increase in prices.

What the **** is he talking about? Whirlpool isn't gone. In fact, their stock is up almost 2 points today.

What the hell is the matter with that man?
 
tres borrachos said:
The washing machine companies, they're gone, Whirlpool, great companies, they're gone, and now we're seeing a, you're seeing a very big increase in prices.

What the **** is he talking about? Whirlpool isn't gone. In fact, their stock is up almost 2 points today.

What the hell is the matter with that man?
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Removing his statement from the original context actually adds 12% more lucidity to it. You have to go in and just read it all without taking a break in order to absorb the full impact.
 
tres borrachos said:
The washing machine companies, they're gone, Whirlpool, great companies, they're gone, and now we're seeing a, you're seeing a very big increase in prices.

What the **** is he talking about? Whirlpool isn't gone. In fact, their stock is up almost 2 points today.

What the hell is the matter with that man?
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that is the "maytag" man

a lot of our appliance manufacturers are gone....mexico, asia, and other cheaper sites

GE makes some stuff here, some in china, and some in mexico
 
gdgyva said:
that is the "maytag" man

a lot of our appliance manufacturers are gone....mexico, asia, and other cheaper sites

GE makes some stuff here, some in china, and some in mexico
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Whirpool's stock is trading at over $185 a share.

It isn't gone.
 
Winston said:
You and I both know if Trump is only charged with lying to the FBI, it will be much adieu about nothing. If he is guilty of some serious ****, and Mueller has the evidence, he's coming for him, whether or not he gets an interview.

You know what, just stop Rev. Stop your distorting and convolutions. You have no valid point. Mueller wants an interview, Trump said he's going to do it under oath. Your response thus far have mirrored the video in my original post.



Yes, yes, yes, we all know that the Republican saturated FBI is a Democrat conspiracy.. please tell us more.
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My distortions and convolutions? You ask any lawyer here, right of left, if I'm right or wrong. get them to respond to my post and yours saying that I am wrong.
 
Proteus said:
He's there to uncover the facts. Where it goes from there depends on the facts uncovered. So if one is truly innocent then talking to the prosecutor could help clear you of any wrongdoing.
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You really believe that?
 
markjs said:
Yeah, gotta agree here....



Special prosecutor = Investigator = Police. It really is so simple.
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exactly. if it was the other way around they would be posting **** like this, these hacks have no problem feigning idiocy to support thier side.
 
Mueller probably already knows the answers to all of the questions or he wouldn't be asking them. i'd speculate that Trump will duck the interview, but it's difficult to predict. what is fox and friends telling him to do?
 
Helix said:
Mueller probably already knows the answers to all of the questions or he wouldn't be asking them. i'd speculate that Trump will duck the interview, but it's difficult to predict. what is fox and friends telling him to do?
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This question will help the people saying "if he's innocent why wouldn't he go"?:



For what purpose would he ask questions he already knows the answer to?
 
HowardBThiname said:
Trump has a lot of leeway in using executive privilege to keep himself and others from testifying.

Clinton used EP 14 times to suppress documents and testimony. Clinton actually negotiated his own testimony so it would take place under certain circumstances, but he could have gotten out of that as well. The SCOTUS has upheld the EP presidential powers. It was actually a federal court that denied Clinton's EP protection of a couple of his aides. Have you been watching CNN again?
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The WH and others being investigated have turned over 1mil documents to the office of the Special Counsel.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
This question will help the people saying "if he's innocent why wouldn't he go"?:



For what purpose would he ask questions he already knows the answer to?
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because in a legal proceeding, it's best to know the answer before you ask the question. the person being interviewed is under oath, remember. this won't be a friendly Republican congressional show trial, either. if Trump pulls a Sessions with Mueller, there will likely be serious consequences for him. speaking of which, i wonder how the Sessions session went.
 
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