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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLegal analyst: Trump so 'boxed in' he can't answer any Mueller questions without admitting to guilt
legal analyst: Trump so boxed in he cant answer any Mueller questions without admitting to a crimeWhen we hear that they wont answer questions about, for example, obstruction of justice, that is plainly because the president would be boxed in by such questions, Kirschner said, providing as example Trumps role in writing the misleading narrative about what transpired between the Russians, Don. Jr., and Jared Kushner in Trump Tower.
If the president were to answer yes, well, now he has admitted potentially to obstruction of justice. If the president answers no, he has probably earned himself a false statements charge, Kirschner continued. The reason that the presidents defense team is not letting him answer questions about obstruction of justice is because he would be boxed in, he would incriminate himself. It has nothing to do with an exercise of any legitimate executive privilege.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/msnbc-legal-analyst-trump-so-boxed-in-he-cant-answer-any-mueller-questions-without-admitting-to-a-crime/
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Legal analyst: Trump so 'boxed in' he can't answer any Mueller questions without admitting to guilt (Original Post)
UCmeNdc
Nov 2018
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NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)1. Yes he can answer the questions
"I am invoking my 5th amendment right against self-incrimination and refusing to answer this question"
Wounded Bear
(58,598 posts)2. Been saying it for months...
If he lies, it's perjury.
If he tells the truth, he's admitting guilt.
Catch-22
world wide wally
(21,738 posts)3. He alone boxed himself in
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)4. K&R