It’s “absurd” for special counsel Robert Mueller to reportedly examine President Donald Trump’s tweets for evidence of obstruction of justice, Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow insisted Sunday.
In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” Sekulow cited the president’s most recent post calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to “stop this rigged witch hunt,” saying it is well within Trump’s constitutional rights.
“Obstruction of justice by tweet is absurd,” Sekulow declared. “The president has a First Amendment right to put his opinions out there. But this theory that's being bandied around that you can have an obstruction case by tweet — and by the way, Jeff Sessions and [special prosecutor] Bob Mueller and all of them, the entire Department of Justice are under what? The Article II branch of government. And that's why I go back to saying that at the end of the day this is all about the constitution. It's all about Article II.”
Article II establishes the president’s control of the executive branch.
“Let's be honest with the American people, there are irregularities in this investigation, the likes of which we have not seen,” Sekulow added later.
Sekulow also supported Trump’s tweet on Sunday asserting there was nothing illegal about a controversial 2016 Trump Tower meeting aimed at getting dirt on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
“The question is, how would it be illegal?” he asked. “You have to look at what laws, rules, regulations, statutes are purportedly violated here.”
According to Sekulow, if Mueller subpoenas the president to testify before his investigators, the action will be fought ultimately before the Supreme Court of the United States.
“If the special council makes the determination and gets the authority, and that’s a question, they have to have the authority to seek that subpoena,” he added. “A subpoena for live testimony has never been tested in court as to a president of the United States… it’s hard pressed to see why they need the president’s testimony.”
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