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15th May, 2021 16:00 IST
Donald Trump Could Remain In Florida For Rest Of His Life Amid Legal Troubles, Here s Why
Former-US President Donald Trump who in 2020 lost his re-election bid and shifted to the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, could remain there for rest of his life.
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Former US President Donald Trump who in 2020 became the first to lose in his re-election bid in several decades, shifted to his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago. His Mar-a-Lago estate on an island off the coast of Palm Beach in Florida became a permanent home after his tumultuous presidency came to an end at noon on January 20 as his successor Joe Biden took over the White House.
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Andrew Weissmann, one of the lead prosecutors in the Mueller investigation, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the potential “damaging” testimony that could emerge when former White House Counsel Don McGahn testifies privately before Congress and whether that could lead to an obstruction of justice charge against Trump as Manhattan prosecutors subpoena a private school for records in an attempt to flip Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg.May 14, 2021
The Ongoing Politicization of the DOJ
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President Joe Biden over the past few months has added to his administration multiple Obama-era officials who had direct participation in “Russiagate.”
The latest addition is Susan Hennessey to the Department of Justice’s National Security Division.
Hennessey was one of the primary promoters of Russia-collusion theories during her time at Lawfare, a blog affiliated with The Brookings Institution. Notably, her outlandish claims of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia have consistently been proven wrong.
Prior to her appointment as senior counsel for the DOJ’s national security division, Hennessey was the executive editor of Lawfare, where she authored numerous anti-Trump articles. She also served as the general counsel of the Lawfare Institute and is a Brookings Fellow.
Framing of a President, Leaks, Lies, and False Documents
Robert Mueller’s team or someone closely tied to them leaked to the New York Times the questions Mueller hopes to ask President Trump. The questions are open-ended softball questions meant to entrap for some process crime such as lying.
There are four dozen questions. Many of the questions concern James Comey, his friend, who connived to launch the probe on obstruction charges with Mueller in charge.
Many of these questions concern tweets which should not be part of a serious investigation. How is the President supposed to remember all this? The answer is he’s not. They want to accuse him of lying.