I wish we had the Senate. All during those Bush Jr. years, at least we had that

yesterday.

In the end, muehler can send him a subpoena. But in reality, he wants it to be voluntary under conditions that work for the prosecutors.

If trump digs in his heels, it will probably go to the scotus eventually. But he can also just plead the fifth right in the white house.

It's a dance of the clowns against the professionals.

Are police officers going to march into the Oval Office and carry him out in handcuffs? Not likely. The only remedy would be to impeach then prosecute. But it’s even less likely that the Republican House will vote to impeach and a Republican Senate convict. We’re stuck with this bombastic loon for the forseable future.

(I’d love to be talked down from the ledge on this one, but the times seem so bleak.)

On edit: I reread your post and see you already addressed the “what if”. I’m still not encouraged, though.

If he refuses, the ball is in muehlers court.

Bob can ignore it and move forward, indicting or leaving him an unindicted co-conspirator. Ih he indicts trump, it could end up at the scotus.

Or, he can subpoena trump. Then it will go to a federal court. Eventually it could end up at the scotus.

The 2018 scotus is much different than the 1972 scotus (gawd I feel old having spanned both). Today's court has a majority of originalists. Only roberts is a question. It is likely they won't allow either an indictment or a subpoena. But that's just a guess.

This has to end politically. It won't end via the judiciary. Not in 2018.

Does Mueller have the authority to compel Trump (with a subpoena) to testify under oath?

Would Trump's refusal to appear be grounds for impeachment?

if Comrade Assface refuses to testify.

Oops.

That’s why he was placed on the court.

Don't be surprised is sneaky stuff happens during that event (although at least he couldn't start a hot war with NK while the games are going on in SK).

if we start bombing all the athletes!

.... and company. Trump's lawyers have to be shittin' kittens over Trump's mouth.

BTW the word is SUBPOENA.

Link to tweet

He is capable of refusing to do the interview.
And I doubt any one would physically force him to comply.

He has no reason to expect - as President - he can be held accountable.

If Mueller has enough evidence, if it's really damning - maybe.............

[link:https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2017/12/07/443833/donald-trump-criminal-conspiracy-law/|


Trump and RICO

For months, the suggestion that President Trump’s campaign and/or The Trump Organization would be pursued under RICO was largely treated as the fevered imaginings of fabulists hell-bent on removing Trump from office. However, the interlocking web of alleged criminality that Mueller is investigating bears a strong resemblance to exactly the kind of organized criminal activity that the RICO statute was designed to combat.

One of the crimes, selling out the US to a hostile foreign power.

Welcome to DU!

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The U.S. Marshals are the ones who'd serve the warrant(s).

This may come down to an Andrew Jackson moment when he said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."

I just hope he won't be POTUS much longer.

(I also hope Pence, Eddie Munster & The Turtle will be removed from office as well)





"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.

Visit the Mueller team....under oath.....or take the 5th.

The rat is backed into a corner. Bill Clinton decided not to force constitutional crises and testified before the grand jury in 1998, so there is precedent.

Either way he's fucked.

He'll not only answer, but he'll incriminate himself.

LOCK HIM UP!

"I don't recall"

"I don't recall"

"I don't recall"

And he certainly won't be the last.

But he'll be the best. The very, very best.

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(NBC News 2 days ago)

"probably"?