President Power
Jay Sekulow and John Dowd wrote that Trump could end the Russian inquiry if he wanted. Since then Dowd had left Trump’s legal team.
“He could, if he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even exercise his power to pardon if he so desired,” they wrote.
The letter also stated “It remains our position that the President’s actions here, by virtue of his position as the chief law enforcement officer, could neither constitutionally nor legally constitute obstruction because that would amount to him obstructing himself, and that he could, if he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even exercise his power to pardon if he so desired.”
However Republican felt that to do so would be a very bad idea.
“I think that would be a terrible move. I think people would erupt. I think even thinking about trying to fire Mueller is a bad move politically,” Rep. Will Hurd said.
He added “so I hope we don’t have to get to that point. And it’s hard to predict what would happen, but that would create outrage on both sides of the political aisle.”
