Giuliani Says Trump Can Obstruct Justice

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Friday May 18, 2018 · 7:39 AM PDT

2018/05/18 · 07:39

Former New York City Mayor Rudolf Giuliani introduces Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina, U.S., September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2OEXW

Rule of law. What rule of law?

Ã°ÂÂÂ¨ Giuliani asked whether a president can obstruct justice: Ã¢ÂÂHe can.Ã¢ÂÂ

TrumpÃ¢ÂÂs legal team (Dowd) previously said he couldnÃ¢ÂÂt.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) May 18, 2018

Here's the exchange:

GIULIANI: The president has complete discretion to fire anybody he wants.

CUOMO: What about corrupt intent?

GIULIANI: Doesn't apply.

CUOMO: Why not?

GIULIANI: There's no evidence of that.

CUOMO: You don't think a president can obstruct justice?

GIULIANI: He can. But I think in the case of firing a subordinate who's going to be replaced by somebody else on an acting basis immediately —

CUOMO: But it's why you fired them. Corrupt intent. It's part of the legal analysis.

GIULIANI: It doesn't matter if in fact it can't result in anything. The investigation continued. The investigation expanded.

Rudy acknowledges a president can obstruct justice CUOMO: Why not? You don't think the president can obstruct justice.
GIULIANI: He can. But in the case of firing a subordinate who is going to be replaced by someone else on an active basis immediately.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 18, 2018

that's also nonsense. If he was bribed to do that it would be illegal. If he does it because he sees the next prosecutor as more compliant and unwilling to indict/investigate him that is illegal too
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 18, 2018

Now a president can do anything he wants Ã¢ÂÂ if heÃ¢ÂÂs Trump.

imagine if Giuliani were asked if Obama could obstruct justice? https://t.co/IlxWtbjkg2
— Mike Signorile (@MSignorile) May 18, 2018

Rudy goes on to compare Trump testifying to Martha Stewart’s decision to testify.

Stewart lied.

GIULIANI: "The President would testify tomorrow if it was about the truth. The truth is he had nothing to do with Russia ... Martha Stewart never would have gone to jail if she hadn't gone and testified."
CUOMO: She lied. https://t.co/yoh7YJVd0v
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 18, 2018

Entire interview here:

YouTube Video

Trump and his cronies believe he is above the law.

Giuliani is a disgrace, but he’s exactly what Trump wants in his lawyer. Someone that recognizes that Trump is the dictator of the United States of America.

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