Discussion: Giuliani: In Mueller Interview, Trump Could Perjure Himself Over Flynn Questions

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So Rudy’s admitting his client’s a liar?

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Did he get his law degree from a Cracker Jack box!?!?!?

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“Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that he believed President Donald Trump would perjure himself in a sit-down interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, and said that was the reason he was against such an interview.”

Shorter Headline: “Lawyer Concedes Client’s Guilt.”

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The Hook !

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Jesus. Even in Hannity’s audience there must be people who think this doesn’t sound quite right.

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I dig the implied passivity. Like perjury is a big paintbrush some mean, nasty prosecutor might pull out of his toolkit and wipe all over you, and there’s just nothing you can do about it.

(Yes, there is a fractional element of truth to this, because people are imperfect and you can get nearly anybody to contradict themselves if you, the investigator, has arbitrary time and you’re operating in bad faith. But on the other hand, lol Donald Trump even comprehending the idea of what objective truth is.)

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Sort of what my take was on that.

Mueller, Giuliani told Fox News’ Sean Hannity, “knows the answers to every question that he wants to ask.” “He’s going to ask him, ‘Did you tell Comey to go easy on Flynn?’ The President is going to say ‘No I didn’t.’”

Ok Mueller, I think Giuliani is doing the interview in place of Trump. How does that work?

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I don’t see how it can be interpreted any other way.

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Rudy’s repetitive use of Viagra has apparently gone to the wrong “head.”

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Maybe Dotard could get a more competent public defender?

Like someone in high school contemplating maybe someday becoming a lawyer?

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Oh, he’s done that before. And then he lies about it.

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I always have this distinct idea that Rudy is talking about baseball and explaining how the team will approach the coming season. At the same time he is trash talking the opposition. I am waiting for the typical “We are in a building year…”

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In this case, Trump is caught between self-incrimination and perjury. He has no other options. It’s been a months-long, drawn-out checkmate on this chess board.

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The former New York City mayor continued: “Hey, Bob, you know it. Why do you want to get him under oath? You think we’re fools? You want to get him under oath because you want to trap him into perjury. We’re not going to let you do that.”

Or, the President of the United States could…you know…just tell the truth.

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Ummm, IANAL but it seems to me that if your client’s choices are committing perjury or implicating himself in a crime then maybe the prosecutor actually does have a case.

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Donald would have had a better chance of fighting to a draw if he hadn’t eaten the pieces.

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This is Baghdad Rudy communicating to trump why he shouldn’t do an interview with Mueller. Trump won’t listen to rudy’s advice unless it’s routed through fox “news”.

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I’m not sure he knows how to do that. Seriously.

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You want the truth? The president can’t handle the truth!

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