FROM FAKE NEWS TO FAKE LAW
Trump's Ministry of Truth never rests. There is too much to lie about.
So when the NYTimes revealed that White House Counsel Don McGahn sat for 30 hours of interviews with the Mueller team without inviting Trump's lawyers to attend, Trump and his brain damaged legal spokesman came up with a unique positive spin.
Trump tweeted, "See, I have nothing to worry about, no collusion, so everything he says will positive for me. I could have stopped him but I have nothing to hide."
The Trump "lemons to lemonade" tweet was followed by media appearances by clown Rudy, who gave us an inside look at the legal background of the President's tweet. The former United States Attorney for the prestigious Southern District of New York told the press that Trump could have stopped McGahn from speaking to Mueller by invoking his "Executive Privilege" or his "Attorney-Client Privilege" but he did neither because "he wants the truth to come out. He has nothing to hide."
But Rudy is, once more, full of shit. Trump had NO RIGHT to stop McGahn on either basis. There is no Executive Privilege on criminal investigations such as this one, and there is no Attorney-Client relationship between White House Counsel and the President. Hence, no attorney client privilege. None. Rudy just made it up, and the press interrogators, to their disgrace, did not call him on it.
Bottom line, the loop tightens. And this President and his team grow more frantic by the day. So far, there seem to be no limits on what they will do or say to escape the tightening noose. We'll see.
Pardon time? Will spineless Paul Ryan and the maleavolent Mitch McConnel ever live up to their oaths of office, which, by the way, did not promise allegiance to the President, but to the Constitution?
Doubtful.
In any event, if you want more details on the above, see my piece published today on Time.com/
http://time.com/5372208/
Have a drink. That's what I'm doing.
A bientot.
So when the NYTimes revealed that White House Counsel Don McGahn sat for 30 hours of interviews with the Mueller team without inviting Trump's lawyers to attend, Trump and his brain damaged legal spokesman came up with a unique positive spin.
Trump tweeted, "See, I have nothing to worry about, no collusion, so everything he says will positive for me. I could have stopped him but I have nothing to hide."
The Trump "lemons to lemonade" tweet was followed by media appearances by clown Rudy, who gave us an inside look at the legal background of the President's tweet. The former United States Attorney for the prestigious Southern District of New York told the press that Trump could have stopped McGahn from speaking to Mueller by invoking his "Executive Privilege" or his "Attorney-Client Privilege" but he did neither because "he wants the truth to come out. He has nothing to hide."
But Rudy is, once more, full of shit. Trump had NO RIGHT to stop McGahn on either basis. There is no Executive Privilege on criminal investigations such as this one, and there is no Attorney-Client relationship between White House Counsel and the President. Hence, no attorney client privilege. None. Rudy just made it up, and the press interrogators, to their disgrace, did not call him on it.
Bottom line, the loop tightens. And this President and his team grow more frantic by the day. So far, there seem to be no limits on what they will do or say to escape the tightening noose. We'll see.
Pardon time? Will spineless Paul Ryan and the maleavolent Mitch McConnel ever live up to their oaths of office, which, by the way, did not promise allegiance to the President, but to the Constitution?
Doubtful.
In any event, if you want more details on the above, see my piece published today on Time.com/
http://time.com/5372208/
Have a drink. That's what I'm doing.
A bientot.
posted by marty at 5:20 PM
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