Latest Breaking News

Judi Lynn

(160,515 posts)

1. Don Jr. cites attorney-client privilege as reason he wont tell Congress about conversations with

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Dec 6, 2017, 08:23 PM

Dec 2017

Noor Al-Sibai NOOR AL-SIBAI
06 DEC 2017 AT 19:05 ET

In his more than eight-hour-long testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, Donald Trump, Jr. refused to tell investigators what he and his father discussed after the infamous Trump Tower meeting in June 2016.

As CNN reports, Trump Jr. invoked attorney-client privilege because, as he told investigators, lawyers were present.

The report notes that this was the first time the committee asked Trump Jr. about his conversations with his then-candidate father following the meeting.

Earlier in his marathon hearing, Trump Jr. admitted to speaking to senior White House adviser Hope Hicks (and not his father) after reports about the meeting broke in July of this year. He clarified that as he spoke to Hicks, she and the president were aboard Air Force One as Trump Sr. “was debating between a longer and a shorter statement,” sources familiar with today’s hearing told CNN.

More:
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/don-jr-cites-attorney-client-privilege-as-reason-he-wont-tel-congress-about-conversations-with-trump/

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

26 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Top intel Dem: Trump Jr. refused to answer questions about discussions with father about Trump Tower [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2017 OP

Don Jr. cites attorney-client privilege as reason he wont tell Congress about conversations with Judi Lynn Dec 2017 #1

I want to see that little shit's head BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #12

Taking this tact is an answer in itself DeminPennswoods Dec 2017 #15

What a smug arrogant lying jerk. democratisphere Jan 2018 #26

"attorney-client privilege" BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #2

Indeed. An asinine excuse. But the GOP leads the committee iluvtennis Dec 2017 #8

This is the Hunter S Thompson approach. truthisfreedom Dec 2017 #3

Donny Diaper is scared shitless. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #4

can he do the same bluestarone Dec 2017 #5

Mueller will have to get a court order waiving privilege. Calista241 Dec 2017 #16

Or Mueller can just say to the judge leftynyc Dec 2017 #18

Jr said an actual lawyer was in the room during this conversation Calista241 Dec 2017 #20

would tRump jr have to show personal bluestarone Dec 2017 #22

I have no first hand knowledge Calista241 Dec 2017 #23

Mueller will have this suckers Nuts in a vise Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #6

with this congress we truly have bluestarone Dec 2017 #9

Stonewalling and Stalling. Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #10

WTF? That makes no sense at all. It's like saying "I can't answer that because I'm not from Jupiter" NBachers Dec 2017 #7

Just stop these congressional hearings already! old guy Dec 2017 #11

What are they hiding? Panho Dec 2017 #13

There was a recent case in Pennsylvania DeminPennswoods Dec 2017 #14

This conversation likely took place with a lawyer that represented the Calista241 Dec 2017 #17

Agreed. But I think Trump is unlikely to face criminal charges related to this meeting anyway, MGKrebs Dec 2017 #21

That's not how it was portrayed DeminPennswoods Dec 2017 #24

If Hope Hicks was not acting as an attorney, Cold War Spook Dec 2017 #19

Kick ck4829 Jan 2018 #25