Trump Doesnt Deny Hes Recruiting an Impeachment Lawyer

[orangecrush]

As Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation expands and accelerates, the president is reportedly looking to shake up his legal staff. While Ty Cobb has acted as Donald Trump’s lawyer throughout the investigation, Trump and Cobb have both made it clear that Cobb is a temporary solution to a problem growing more worrisome by the week. Among many Republicans in Washington, there is a very real fear that Trump could face impeachment proceedings next year if Democrats retake the House in November.

Trump, apparently, has the same fear in mind. According to The New York Times, Trump met last week with veteran attorney Emmet T. Flood, who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial in 1998. A number of sources confirmed that an interview had taken place in the Oval Office, during which the two discussed the possibility of Flood joining Trump’s team to help deal with Mueller’s inquiry. If Flood agreed, his duties would consist of “a day-to-day role helping the president navigate his dealings with the Justice Department.”


Two sources noted that the meeting does not signify any new developments in the investigation, per se, but rather underscores Trump’s realization that it won’t end anytime soon. Last summer, Trump’s attorneys reassured him that Mueller’s probe would wrap up by Thanksgiving—a timeline they soon extended to Christmas, and then into early 2018. Instead, the Russia investigation appears to be gathering steam.

Flood, who declined to represent Trump last summer, would not replace Cobb if he took the job, according to the Times. But Trump also appears eager to reboot his legal strategy, alternating between praising Cobb’s cooperative style and agitating for a more confrontational approach. Cobb has reportedly told friends he does not expect to remain in his job much longer, and some advisers have suggested Trump invite his longtime New York lawyer, Marc E. Kasowitz, to take the lead again.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/03/trump-emmet-flood-impeachment-lawyer-meeting/amp



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[DonViejo]

1. Yes, he does deny it. He attacked the NYT today in a tweet storm about the article

Trump Whines About 'Failing New York Times' & 'Hillary Flunky' Maggie Haberman: She 'Knows Nothing'
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142010625

[orangecrush]

5. Saw that

But I'll bet he hires an impeachment lawyer despite denying it.

He was totally unhinged at the Pa. rally.

[HipChick]

2. Bye Ty....Meh....he leaks stuff himself, just to see how folks react to things...

[orangecrush]

6. He was completely unhinged

in Pa. today.

[BigmanPigman]

3. His lawyers can't begin to match Mueller's team...

the pros from Dover are at this cool link. Maybe the Moron should get some more grads from his defunct university to help out.

Meet the Mueller team...
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/politics/meet-the-mueller-team/

Weissmann (finances) is the pro attorney who brought Enron down.

[orangecrush]

4. Truth

The scope of the investigation is staggering.