When the New York Times first revealed the bombshell 20-page memo President Donald Trump’s legal team sent to Special Counsel Robert Mueller earlier this year, attention immediately focused on the broad assertions of presidential power. In the letter, the lawyers essentially argued that the president can’t by definition obstruct justice, a novel and broad interpretation of presidential powers. A closer reading of the memo though also revealed that the president’s attorneys admit that Trump “dictated” the first misleading statement about the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting with Russians. That comes after repeated denials that Trump was involved in crafting the statement, including in congressional testimony by Donald Trump Jr.
“You have received all of the notes, communications and testimony indicating that the President dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times article on behalf of his son, Donald Trump, Jr.,” the letter, written by John Dowd and Jay Sekulow, said. “His son then followed up by making a full public disclosure regarding the meeting, including his public testimony that there was nothing to the meeting and certainly no evidence of collusion.” Although Dowd left the president’s legal team in March, Sekulow is still in the post.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics...e-to-trump-tower-meeting-despite-denials.html
In the article, Trump attorney Rudy Guilliani cited this as an example why Trump's lawyer should not let the president sit down with Robert Muller under oath.
"Recollections keep changing" he said. And it might be true.
It's unclear as to whether or not Mueller could compel testimony by a sitting president, but it looks as though it's not going to happen without a fight.
“You have received all of the notes, communications and testimony indicating that the President dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times article on behalf of his son, Donald Trump, Jr.,” the letter, written by John Dowd and Jay Sekulow, said. “His son then followed up by making a full public disclosure regarding the meeting, including his public testimony that there was nothing to the meeting and certainly no evidence of collusion.” Although Dowd left the president’s legal team in March, Sekulow is still in the post.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics...e-to-trump-tower-meeting-despite-denials.html
In the article, Trump attorney Rudy Guilliani cited this as an example why Trump's lawyer should not let the president sit down with Robert Muller under oath.
"Recollections keep changing" he said. And it might be true.
It's unclear as to whether or not Mueller could compel testimony by a sitting president, but it looks as though it's not going to happen without a fight.