Wednesday, 2 May 2018

Former federal prosecutor says one of Trump's few options in the face of a grand-jury subpoena from Mueller could come at a hefty political cost

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  • Special counsel Robert Mueller threatened President Donald Trump's legal team with a subpoena, if Trump refused to sit for an interview with federal prosecutors.
  • Legal experts suggest that Trump's only option in that scenario would be to plead the Fifth Amendment.


News of special counsel Robert Mueller's threat issue a grand-jury subpoena to President Donald Trump if he refuses to testify to Mueller under oath has prompted some speculation about what options Trump might have if Mueller followed though on that threat.

Trump's only viable solution might be to plead the Fifth Amendment, according to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti, who commented on the report Tuesday night.

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