Trump lawyers to Mueller: Trump cannot be forced to testify – report

Private letter published by the New York Times also asserts the president’s absolute authority over all federal investigations

Donald Trump’s lawyers sent a private 20-page letter to the special counsel Robert Mueller to assert that he cannot be forced to testify in the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to a report.

They also argue that Trump could not have committed obstruction because he has absolute authority over all federal investigations.

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