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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trump won't testify in person - maybe answer questions in writing.

If Mueller issues a subpoena he will likely invoke the 5th Amendment arguing that it is a witch hunt, etc and that his lawyer has advised him not to do so. [/quote]
I'm starting to think you might be right about this.  Trump has so far claimed he's happy to not only be interviewed, but even testify under oath!  But we all know he's a liar, and he routinely flip-flops on everything he says, so his public claims mean nothing.  Trump will make up a bunch of excuses and refuse to talk.

[quote=Anonymous]Liberals will go nuts when that happens. Republicans and his supporters will be fine with it because the only downside is political damage and Trump has already laid the groundwork for why Mueller is biased, the FBI is corrupt, etc so the fallout among those whose opinions count, will not matter.

Liberal opinion and rants don't matter one iota to Trump and most Republicans. What matters is whether the conservative agenda is being implemented and that is happening in spades .... it is all that matters to Republicans.[/quote]
Not only "liberals," but also all moderates and many Republicans will go nuts.  Gutless wonders like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell will express "deep concern" without taking any position either way.  What's going to be frustrating though is that even those Republicans who know Trump's doing a terrible thing will refuse to hold him accountable.

But ... there is a silver lining.  It's pretty obvious at this point that Trump and others around him have committed crimes.  Whether or not Trump himself testifies, there's a good chance Special Counsel Mueller will have enough evidence to bring more indictments, maybe even against Trump himself.  So while Trump may be willing to accept the political heat and just general appearance of guilt and weakness that comes from pleading the 5th, that doesn't shield him from getting charged with crimes.[/quote]

[b]Mueller won’t seek an indictment of a sitting president.  That battle would only result in legal proceedings and delay.  He will lay out his evidence to the House for Articles of Impeachment.[/quote][/b]

Finally, an intelligent comment.

It is questionable if one can indict a sitting president - remember Nixon was declared an "unindicted co-conspirator". The proper recourse is impeachment and Trump will not be impeached by a Republican controlled House unless it is something really blatant and egregious. Even if he is impeached there are not 67 votes in the senate to remove him from office.
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The other likelihood, is that Trump - really his attorneys - may seek to quash any subpoena demanding his testimony claiming constitutional constraints ostensibly making a separation of powers argument. Whether that will be sustained in the courts remains to be seen but it would have to be determined by the Supreme court and that process would take quite a while.[/quote]

There is no separation of powers argument. Mueller is in the same branch of government as the President. [/quote]

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