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http://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-when-trump-said-hed-testify-he-didnt-mean-to-congress?via=mobile&source=copyurl"President Trump will not testify before Congress under oath, a development that legal experts say was expected but that illustrates the pitfalls of the presidents tendency to shoot from the hip in public remarks. Trump said at a Friday press conference that he would 100% agree to give sworn testimony in response to former FBI director James Comeys allegations last week. On Monday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president was specifically asked whether or not he would talk to Director Mueller, the special counsel investigating alleged Russian election meddling, under oath. In fact, Trump was asked generally about giving sworn testimony rebutting Comeys allegations that the president asked him to pledge loyalty and to ease up on the FBIs investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Asked a follow-up about Mueller specifically, the president said he would speak with him as well. Congressional Democrats were giddy at the prospect of grilling Trump under oath, but experts say that testimony was probably never going to happen. I think that was expected, said national security attorney Bradley Moss. Having the President testify before Congress raises significant separation of powers concerns. The last to do it was Gerald Ford and all others since have adamantly refused. But Moss and his law partner Mark Zaid say the president didnt seem aware of that fact during his remarks on Friday. This Presidency is marked like none other by a White House tendency to reinterpret the specific words of the President. Every time that happens its credibility suffers, Zaid said in an email."
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Donald reneges on pledge to testify under oath (Original Post)
Tanuki
Jun 2017
OP
He didn't deny using the word "loyalty" or specify what that "other thing" he denied actually was!
bettyellen
Jun 2017
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bettyellen
(47,209 posts)1. He didn't deny using the word "loyalty" or specify what that "other thing" he denied actually was!
TheBlackAdder
(28,179 posts)16. Bok Bok Bok
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Gothmog
(145,046 posts)2. Who is surprised by this?
BlueState
(642 posts)5. Not even surprised that it took barely 24 hours to renege.
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)3. Not surprised. K&R. n/t
FM123
(10,053 posts)4. What? He broke his word? I am so shocked (said no one ever)
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,656 posts)6. Of course he did.
Cha
(297,029 posts)7. Of course he did. somebody told him what would
happen when he lied under oath.
tenderfoot
(8,425 posts)8. Typical pussy snowflake
eom
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)9. Surprise, surprise.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)10. The White House of Walkbacks...
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)11. Oh yes, you have to be under oath to ell the truth. You just can't be honest at all times.
csziggy
(34,133 posts)12. A message from someone who carries off yellow hair better than Dolt45
0rganism
(23,933 posts)13. 100% bullshit
it's super-effective
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)14. When does 100% not mean 100%?
I wonder why President Trump's supporters think he's such a plain-spoken, tell-it-like-it-is kind of guy? It's 100% on Friday, but by Monday? Well, maybe 100% doesn't really mean a sure thing. But don't call him a liar! That would be vicious and Ivanka would cry if you said that.
oasis
(49,365 posts)15. 100% full of shit.