Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Rep. Ron
DeSantis (R-FL) rejected the notion that special counsel Robert Mueller
has any investigative authority over President Donald Trump’s decisions,
including those that some suggest could show an obstruction of justice.
According to DeSantis, given Mueller is an inferior
executive branch officer and has no oversight authority. Therefore,
Trump should not answer any questions from Mueller, and avoid being
caught in a trap of a process crime.
“[Y]ou have a situation where Robert Mueller, he is a
DOJ employee, effectively,” he said. So he has an inferior officer in
the executive branch. What gives him the right to conduct oversight over
basic presidential decisions? It has nothing to do with any type of
criminal activity. What was in your mind when you talked about [Jeff]
Sessions resigning or this or that? He does not have the right to
subpoena the president for that. I don’t think the president should
submit to those questions. And I agree with Alan Dershowitz and I agree
with you, Sean, I think really they’re not trying to investigate a
crime, they are trying to manufacture a process crime.”
No comments:
Post a Comment