Triggered Trump on Mueller warpath

[DonViejo]

Mike Allen 3 hours ago

President Trump will be “triggered” by the bleak leaks about the extent and intrusiveness of Robert Mueller’s investigation, and is likely to become more aggressive as he feels more threatened, sources close to the White House tell me.

What we're hearing: “His instinct is always to be on the offensive,” one source said. “This was a wake-up call to the president that will embolden him, in a lot of ways. As he sees this becoming more serious, his instinct is to punch back 10 times harder.”

Mueller threatens subpoena: After the N.Y. Times' list of Mueller's four dozen questions for Trump, the WashPost reported last night that at a tense meeting in early March, Mueller told Trump lawyers that if he declined an interview, Mueller “could issue a subpoena for the president to appear before a grand jury.”

Why it matters: "[T]he standoff could turn into a historic confrontation before the Supreme Court over a presidential subpoena."

The threat is vast: The questions (topics, really) stretch across Trump’s campaign, the Republican convention, the transition and the first year of the administration.

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https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-mueller-interview-subpoena-lawyers-3d7dfbb4-a045-4ffd-b10d-62757763d09c.html

[dameatball]

1. I like Mueller's chances even with a conservative SCOTUS.

[kentuck]

3. That's the last card we have to play.

That would still not resolve the criminal parts of the investigation.

[dameatball]

6. I don't think this thing will play out completely for years. Too many strings to unwind.

[Corgigal]

2. Please,

his instinct is to go broke, bankrupt and blame others.

Which is another good reason we need to get him out of our government.

[SidDithers]

4. "N.Y. Times' list of Mueller's four dozen questions"...

were written by Jay Sekulow.

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/05/jay-sekulow-wrote-those-questions-he-really-is-the-dumbest-lawyer-in-america/

They weren't Mueller's questions.

Sid

[manor321]

5. Mike Allen bullshit

People have to learn who the pro-Republican bullshit artists are. Mike Allen is one of the worst, and this article practically cheers on Trump to resist.

[leftynyc]

7. I don't see that as

cheerleading donnie - I see it as someone who knows the circus will bring readers.

[Timewas]

8. Yes

Why it matters: "[T]he standoff could turn into a historic confrontation before the Supreme Court over a presidential subpoena."

Needs to be done,clear the air for once and for all on who is or isn't under the rule of law

[kentuck]

9. How strange is it to be discussing such a topic?

Is the president above the law?

The scary part is that so many believe that he is.

[Timewas]

10. that is why

I believe they need to push it to that extreme and get it on record one way or the other... If in fact the pres. is above the law then this is no longer a democratic Republic for the people and by the people..And it is time for the next revolutionary "confrontation" and get it back on track..