INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authors: JordanGiuliani said that the president "wants to testify" and things might work out with Bob Mueller." (File)Washington:
Presidential lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that Donald Trump would not be required to comply with a potential subpoena
from the special counsel investigating possible collusion with Russia.But Giuliani, whose statements since he recently joined Trump's legal
team have created some confusion, also said that the president "wants to testify" and that "we may actually work things out with Bob
Mueller," the special counsel.The former New York mayor and onetime prosecutor was asked on ABC's "This Week" whether Trump would comply
with a subpoena if Mueller were to issue one."We don't have to," Giuliani replied
"He's the president of the United States
We can assert the same privileges other presidents have."President Bill Clinton had resisted a subpoena during the investigation of his
relationship with Monica Lewinsky, then a White House intern
But he ultimately testified for more than two hours before a grand jury.When Giuliani was asked if he was confident that Trump, should he
appear before Mueller, would not invoke his constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment to remain silent, Giuliani responded, "How could
I ever be confident of that Every lawyer in America thinks he would be a fool to testify."Yet he listed a series of points suggesting the
Trump team has given considerable thought to the framework of a potential interview.Giuliani said he would want such testimony to be "only
Only with an arranged format (not) under oath
We get the questions in advance.""So," he added, "we may actually work things out with Bob Mueller
Because working with him directly is good."But any such plan, he suggested, could be derailed depending on how the Mueller investigation
proceeds.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
