Mueller’s Questions Show Russiagate Probe ‘More Like a Fishing Expedition’

Also Wednesday, Trump echoed the concerns of a small group of House conservatives who have been criticizing the Justice Department for not turning over certain investigatory documents. Angry Democrats. And that’s not a fair situation, ‘ Trump said. “In some cases, they went to the Hillary Clinton celebration that turned out to be a funeral”. “I would love to go”, Trump said.

I asked ex-federal prosecutor Alex Whiting for his thoughts on what the questions themselves may reveal about Mueller’s investigation, why it matters who wrote them, and the broader question of whether President Trump will be subpoena’d by Mueller, and how the president might fight it. “We have briefed him in great detail on the subjects of the investigation and what we’re doing, but I’m not gonna answer about anybody in this forum”.

“The trip is being scheduled”, he said.

Progress toward denuclearization has already been made, Trump said, and expressed optimism for what’s to come.

The president spoke to reporters on the south lawn of the White House and on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews before heading to deliver remarks at the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas, Texas. For more information, email him at This email address is being protected from spambots.

In an interview with The New York Times shortly after his Fox News appearance, Mr. Giuliani, the former New York mayor and longtime Trump confidant who recently joined the president’s legal team, said that he had documentation showing that Mr. Trump had personally made the payment.

The claim of repayment is significant because a payment by Cohen could be seen as an illegal campaign contribution.

“I’ll tell you what”, Trump said. Mueller is either compromised (Mueller has been linked to the Uranium One scandal and could be facing criminal charges) and working to get a deal to stay out of prison, or he was actively recruited to dig into Democrat misbehavior while pretending to investigate Trump. And he’s going to be issuing a statement too. Specifically, Michael Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 in hush money, and Giuliani wants everyone to know that despite reports to the contrary, Trump definitely paid Cohen back. That’s what he knows.

It’s still unclear whether Mueller’s investigators will be able to ask Trump any questions – or whether these are the ones they would ask.

Levin said that, in addition, Trump does not have to comply with a subpoena before a grand jury because precedent declares that such a move would interfere with his Constitutionally-mandated duties to protect and serve the country. During that conversation, Comey told Trump again that he was not personally under investigation and said he had already shared that fact with congressional leaders. The Democrats have said virtually nothing about Trump’s war on immigrants, including the barbaric treatment of the Central American caravan of refugees forced to camp out at the United States border and the denial of their right to asylum. “It’s actually very simple, there has been a lot of misinformation really”.