News
Giuliani Says Mueller Told Him a Sitting President Cannot Be Indicted

President Donald Trump‘s top attorney defending him in the Russia probe has just told news networks that Robert Mueller says a sitting president cannot be indicted. Rudy Giuliani told CNN and NBC News, among others, late Wednesday afternoon.
Justice Dept. policy, based on both Nixon and Clinton era memorandums, is that a sitting president cannot be indicted. Robert Mueller, who works for the DOJ, was likely expected to honor that convention.
But that does not mean he cannot issue a report recommending indictment, or that an Attorney General could not make the decision to try.
And that does not mean that an indictment after Trump were to leave office couldn’t happen either.
Also, Giuliani has in recent times had trouble discerning fact from fiction, so his claims could be made-up or mistaken.
Here’s CNN’s report:
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has informed President Donald Trump’s attorneys that they have concluded that they cannot indict a sitting president, according to the President’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani https://t.co/2smCGfuK4i pic.twitter.com/PMCkmC1rdQ
— CNN (@CNN) May 16, 2018
Image by Iowa Public Radio Images via Flickr and a CC license
Enjoy this piece?
… then let us make a small request. The New Civil Rights Movement depends on readers like you to meet our ongoing expenses and continue producing quality progressive journalism. Three Silicon Valley giants consume 70 percent of all online advertising dollars, so we need your help to continue doing what we do.
NCRM is independent. You won’t find mainstream media bias here. From unflinching coverage of religious extremism, to spotlighting efforts to roll back our rights, NCRM continues to speak truth to power. America needs independent voices like NCRM to be sure no one is forgotten.
Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. Help ensure NCRM remains independent long into the future. Support progressive journalism with a one-time contribution to NCRM, or click here to become a subscriber. Thank you. Click here to donate by check.
![]() |