President Trump joined his lawyer as he claimed to have the power to pardon himself. It was claimed by his lawyer Rudolph Giuliani that he could pardon himself if subpoenaed.
He said that it won’t be easy but not impossible, but said if impeached it would be a totally different story.
Those who weighed in on the matter had different views on what the President claimed.
Even as the President made these claims, his legal team prepared for a showdown with Robert Mueller who showed no intentions of backing down.
It was also claimed that Trump’s recollection of what transpired during his election campaign was false.
Investigators claimed that Trump’s memo was misleading and was seen as direct attempt to obstruct an investigation.
It was also claimed by some Senators that Trump could obstruct Justice.
No Justice?
Sen. Pat Toomey said “I will tell you my own view is it is entirely possible for a president to obstruct justice. If a president committed perjury to lie to or mislead investigators, if he encouraged others [to], if he destroyed evidence.”
Toomey was speaking on a letter that was written by a team of lawyers who represented Trump, past and present.
Sen. Thom Tillis said “I don’t think anybody in our system can obstruct justice.” He was relating to the same letter.
Sarah Sanders also spoke to the media about the claim that was made in the letter.
“Certainly no one is above the law,” she said. “Thankfully the president hasn’t done anything wrong and therefore wouldn’t need one.”
