Trump appears to push for Clinton, Comey probes

President Donald Trump on Saturday appeared to push for investigations into Hillary Clinton and James Comey, as he faces intensifying probes into his own activities and those of his allies and family members.

"So many people are asking why isn't the A.G. or Special Council looking at the many Hillary Clinton or Comey crimes. 33,000 e-mails deleted?" Trump tweeted, adding, "...What about all of the Clinton ties to Russia, including Podesta Company, Uranium deal, Russian Reset, big dollar speeches etc."
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Trump, facing multiple probes into whether his campaign colluded with Russian officials, has repeatedly tried to push the attention onto Clinton for her own Russia ties and on Comey for sharing information about his conversations with the president to a friend, with the idea it would become public.

Trump also claimed on Saturday morning that "all agree" that he has full power to pardon, following reports that his legal team is exploring his ability to pardon not only his allies and family members but also himself.

"While all agree the U. S. President has the complete power to pardon, why think of that when only crime so far is LEAKS against us.FAKE NEWS," Trump tweeted.

The Washington Post reported earlier this week that Trump's lawyers are looking into his pardon powers, a move that prompted a swift rebuke from the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees conducting wide-ranging Russia-related probes.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is also leading a sprawling Russia probe and is said to be investigating whether Trump obstructed justice, in part by firing Comey, the former FBI director then leading the Russia probe.

According to Richard Primus, a University of Michigan law professor, Trump would be entering uncharted territory if he tried to pardon himself.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/22/trump-clinton-comey-probes-240839

Last edited by Goose (7/22/2017 7:22 am)