DOJ Memo Casts Doubt on Mueller’s Ability to Question Trump About “Obstruction”

Maxwell Anderson
Aug 31, 2018 · 4 min read

A newly uncovered memorandum from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) sheds light onto the ever-present question of whether Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has the authority to subpoena President Donald J. Trump. The memorandum — dated June 25, 1973 — regards “Presidential Amenability to Judicial Subpoenas” (hereinafter…

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