I'm pretty sure Trump will refuse and hope that the committee is dissolved in January.
I'm pretty sure Trump will refuse and hope that the committee is dissolved in January.
I had it on in the background while working today but they definitely ended it on a mic drop moment.Trump subpoenaed to testify before the committee. Under oath.
I did not know that - thanks. That makes this some great planning on their part, if nothing else just regarding scheduling & timing. Presumably they can just willingly dissolve the committee & say "we've done our jobs, we're out" even before then? If so, they should do that before the elections just as a way to pull the rug out from under the R's & not let them say they killed it & take it off the table as a possible election motivator (I'm still holding onto an outside shot of the D's keeping control, & if that helps even a little, I say do it).Well, the committee will be dissolved in January, per congressional rules, regardless of November results.
I'm waffling on how to spin the Supreme Court rejection. Obviously, I think that it's intelligent to take whatever shot you can at court, because delays and interruptions are the defendants best friends.
On the other hand, if we're trying to paint him as an unworthy public servant, then wasting taxpayer and Court time on such obviously lost causes shows a lack of respect.
I don't think I can get that second sentence to resonate, no matter how I craft it.
He could just plead the fifth 748 times. It is not going to change anyone's mind at this point.On the other hand, if Scuzzy McSlumlord does testify, the expresident will undoubtedly lie to high heaven or say he doesn't remember 748 times.
Absolutely but opens him up to civil and criminal liability. Not remembering is just defection, and there no judges in these proceedings that can force a witness to answer the question.He could just plead the fifth 748 times. It is not going to change anyone's mind at this point.
Does it though? Everyone who makes the decisions about prosecution knows he has done loads of crimes. The only question is if anyone has both the motive and ability to get something to stick.Absolutely but opens him up to civil and criminal liability.
Trump, wasting taxpayer and Court time? Showing a lack of respect for an institution? It's like announcing that 1+1=2.
You do not generally get to demand concessions to comply with a subpoena.There are folks who are saying that Trump will not be able to resist the stage of a public testimony but will demand concessions such that he will be denied them. Then he can refuse and say he was unjustly treated. I don't think it matters. DOJ will do what they do, but Mar a Lago and GA will sink him. Election fraud and Espionage Act violations will be difficult to evade. His days of dancing around his legal troubles are over.
I suspect Trump would anyway. He will want to remain center stage and make his case that he won in 2020.You do not generally get to demand concessions to comply with a subpoena.
You do not generally get to demand concessions to comply with a subpoena.