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Trump to decide whether to block Comey testimony: White House adviser 2017-06-02 06:53:21 Post No. 146226
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Trump to decide whether to block Comey testimony: White House adviser
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2017-06-02 06:53:21
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN18T1WZ
U.S. President Donald Trump will decide whether to invoke his presidential powers to block former FBI Director James Comey from giving congressional testimony next week, White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said on Friday.
Comey, fired by Trump last month, is due to testify on Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee in both an open session and behind closed doors. The hearings could add to problems facing the president over probes into alleged Russian meddling in last year's U.S. election and potential collusion by his campaign.
In an interview with ABC News, Conway appeared to indicate that the president would allow Comey to testify, saying, "We'll be watching with the rest of the world when Director Comey testifies."
But asked directly whether Trump would use executive privilege to prevent Comey from speaking with lawmakers, Conway added: "The president will make that decision."
Legal experts say Trump could invoke a doctrine called executive privilege to try to stop Comey from testifying. But such a maneuver would likely draw a backlash and could be challenged in court, they said.
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https://twitter.com/20committee/status/870710751446433793
>If Trump's dumb enough to block Comey's testimony, DC fireworks -- and truly YUGE leaks -- will commence at once.
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>>146226
Do it. We on /pol/ will back you.
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Frankly if he does, he all but openly admits Comey's right. If he testified and says something daming, then Trump's screwed.
BUT if Trump blocks his testimony before he can speak, obviously he's got something worth hiding.
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>>146226
Surely Trump isn't THAT stupid, right?
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>>146226
>Executive privilege
Is incredible how terrible usa constitution is, basically the president can do whatever the fuck he wants
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>>146886
Well, it's based on the belief that we'll elect someone who actually wants to help the country, not just win points in a giant pissing contest. But now that voters suck at getting accurate information, we elected the wrong guy.
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>>146886
This guy's retarded
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>>146226
So this entire story is based on a hypothetical scenario and the only thing they have to give validity to the idea that it could happen is a guy saying that Trump has the ability to block Comey if he so desires. Such a hard hitting story, how will Trump ever recover?
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>>146948
>“I have not spoken to counsel yet, I don’t know how they’re going to respond,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters.
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>>146948
Well, it's not a hit piece, they're merely reporting the facts; that Conway said the president may choose to do so.
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