JUST IN: Mueller threatened to subpoena Trump if he refused to interview for his probe: report https://t.co/4IqNIw9MEX pic.twitter.com/4Ax5U5ov3f
— The Hill (@thehill) May 2, 2018
have repeatedly argued that media framing this is all a choice for Trump to interview or not interview is wrong. Maybe this will get everyone back to reality — he'll get a subpoena and then need to decide if he'll stiff arm or take 5th https://t.co/ywlKJMGtAG
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 2, 2018
If Mueller raised the issue of issuing a subpoena to Donald Trump, he would have already talked about doing so with Rod Rosenstein. –@JoyceWhiteVance
"Prosecutors never threaten to take an action they can't take." pic.twitter.com/xwtLAzmk0d— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) May 2, 2018
AP names John Dowd as the source of their Mueller subpoena threat report. https://t.co/qm1Uemdm9v
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 2, 2018
The Washington Post is now reporting that "Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow compiled the list of 49 questions that the team believed the president would be asked." Trump tweeted his disgust this morning at the leaker. The leaker was him and his legal team. https://t.co/zCztFPsHu7
— Facts Do Matter (@WilDonnelly) May 2, 2018
Earlier: Trump rocked by Mueller questions
Decoding Mueller’s questions https://t.co/gcobXBpaiV
— Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff) May 1, 2018
So disgraceful that the questions concerning the Russian Witch Hunt were “leaked” to the media. No questions on Collusion. Oh, I see…you have a made up, phony crime, Collusion, that never existed, and an investigation begun with illegally leaked classified information. Nice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 1, 2018
Interesting Axios analysis on Mueller's reported Manafort-Russia question: "The phrasing — outreach *to* Russia rather than outreach *from* — suggests Mueller has reason to believe the Trump campaign requested Russian assistance in the campaign." https://t.co/mzXYX13Tie
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 1, 2018
CNN's Jake Tapper warns that Trump's presidency is 'eroding' the concept that 'no man is above the law' https://t.co/lAOEkkPFO6
— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 1, 2018
NEW: our hot take on the Mueller questions. Trump is trapped whether he answers them or not. He is in great jeopardy—and it’s his own fault. To be honest, I don’t see a good way out for him. @POLITICOMag with @BarryBerke @NoahBookbinder @CREWcrew https://t.co/25Wu8ZLIXQ
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) May 1, 2018
Trump's efforts to discredit Mueller investigation appear to be having some effect. New Monmouth poll finds 54% support continuing special counsel probe — down from 60% two months ago. Six-point uptick in those who want probe to end, now at 43%
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 1, 2018
Mueller's former assistant says grammatical errors prove leaked questions came from Trump: https://t.co/GbxCfVuX26 pic.twitter.com/6UDDlZGQV5
— The Hill (@thehill) May 1, 2018
These six takeaways from @JRubinBlogger on the 49 Mueller questions (and the unserious threat to impeach Rosenstein) are totally on target. Her legal acumen and political wisdom are at their peak here:https://t.co/pYs4ewDeeM
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 1, 2018
Nixon White House lawyer: It could be obstruction if Trump team leaked Mueller questions https://t.co/bOyD32Lx1X pic.twitter.com/YoC6PvNUkC
— The Hill (@thehill) May 1, 2018
Hannity: NY Times report on Mueller's questions for Trump is "full of crap" https://t.co/pmo1YyPnCc pic.twitter.com/85gRibJ7S7
— The Hill (@thehill) May 1, 2018
My latest, for @WIRED, about where Mueller's investigation stands and a reminder of (a) how many loose threads there are still to wrap up and (b) that Mueller knows how this all ends: https://t.co/2kbjvOQupz
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) May 1, 2018
Credit where it is due–history in the making. At anything close to this rate, President Trump will cross the 9,000-mark in term one: Never to be equaled or surpassed, unless there is a Trump term two. https://t.co/MeDlA1Akb0
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) May 1, 2018
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ELSEWHERE IN TRUMPWORLD
Trump has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of receiving foreign payments https://t.co/uJ78LE1XZi pic.twitter.com/LK9MxXZyo7
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 1, 2018
Scott Pruitt's $100,000+ trip to Morocco last year was partly arranged by a longtime friend and lobbyist, who accompanied Pruitt at multiple stops.
In April, that same friend won a $40,000/month contract with the Moroccan government, WaPo reports.https://t.co/TmDjaoAqiL
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 1, 2018
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on @freedomcaucus members considering his impeachment: "They can't even resist leaking their own drafts." He also says, "The Department of Justice is not going to be extorted.”
Question from @lauraajarrett. pic.twitter.com/puEnP3thgA
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 1, 2018
This story is the craziest damn thing I've seen all day. And that's saying something. https://t.co/WnkFFptnbW
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 1, 2018
This is even funnier now that Trump's doctor says POTUS dictated the language: "His physical strength and stamina are extraordinary. If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency." https://t.co/5qyvCZKPr5
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) May 2, 2018
Controversies Sarah Sanders responded to at press briefing:
– Mueller questions for Trump
– tension w chief of staff
– WH error on Iran statement
– Stormy defamation suit vs Trump
– Trump bodyman seizing Trump medical records
— Cohen taking Fifth in Stormy case
— Ronny Jackson— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 1, 2018
It’s Tuesday.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has already spent eight times more time lying to the press this week than Michelle Wolf spent roasting her about it.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) May 1, 2018
Not long ago I was approached by somebody who I suspected was a Russian directed asset who tried to get me to say the same thing Stein is saying (the US interfered in elections so what’s the bfd). She is parroting Russian talking points. https://t.co/8e82O3qzGB
— Naveed Jamali (@NaveedAJamali) May 1, 2018
The stock market under Trump vs Obama https://t.co/aTLFGgGjIm
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) May 1, 2018
While posing for a photo with school kids, Matt Gaetz was flipped off by a middle school girl. pic.twitter.com/fL2Y6prKac
— Philip Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) May 1, 2018
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WORLD
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to meet President Trump at DMZ, a source tells CNN. https://t.co/YRLenY8lSm pic.twitter.com/CdIKLfJvdF
— CNN (@CNN) May 1, 2018
Doubts about future of Iran nuclear deal intensify https://t.co/Y9PXWMfl7g
— Irish Times World (@IrishTimesWorld) May 1, 2018
An amazing photo of protests in Yerevan's main square after failed vote for Pashinyan in Armenian parliament. pic.twitter.com/xxqLlQX20u
— Tony Halpin (@tonyhalpin) May 1, 2018
The guy who threw his shoes at George W Bush is running for President of Iraq later this month. https://t.co/PwA9edmQkr
— Bethan McKernan بيثان (@mck_beth) May 1, 2018
Journalist @EmmanuelFreuden details how he & 2 colleagues painstakingly pored over almost 4,000 newspaper pages to establish the time #Cameroon’s President #PaulBiya had spent overseas on private trips & the amount the lavish trips cost the country @OCCRP https://t.co/B2XCRwso01 pic.twitter.com/f2m96t1i2k
— GIJN (@gijn) May 1, 2018
This is why it’s important to have diversity on your staff. No one else was gonna speak up. And #Kanye wasn’t going to respect anyone else speaking to him like this.
Thank You @VanLathan #TMZ pic.twitter.com/diCUxJSZhs
— Chloe A. Hilliard (@Chloe_Hilliard) May 1, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN (AND NORN IRON)
2 women and 9 nine men sit on the Brexit sub-committee meeting tomorrow to decide the UK's future. https://t.co/mmqBNvcAF4
— Rachel Wearmouth (@REWearmouth) May 1, 2018
Guardian : Brexiters are expected to push back against the idea that maintaining the integrity of the Good Friday agreement requires no infrastructure whatsoever between Northern Ireland & the Republic. https://t.co/O0VSQcDHPN
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) May 1, 2018
David Davis open to 'association agreement' with EU after Brexit https://t.co/7H4vjbEIJX
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) May 1, 2018
Last plug for today's column, on May and the problem of being a leader who hates change at a time when nothing can stay the same. https://t.co/Nd42PgPDMc
— Rafael Behr (@rafaelbehr) May 1, 2018
‘Could’ result? It ‘will’ result from Brexit. No mission NI farmers will keep getting many times more in subsidies than other parts of the UK post Brexit as there won’t be enough money to give farmers in other parts of the UK more to equalise it. It’s gonna be really tough for NI
— Alex Magill (@nornirishfella) May 1, 2018
"I actually had thought that was a parody account but seemingly it's not" – Irish PM Leo Varadkar responds to Lord Kilclooney's "typical Indian" tweet https://t.co/rZcqp94uyQ pic.twitter.com/Orpx35fL1i
— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) May 1, 2018