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- President Donald Trump’s personal defense team sent a lengthy memo to the special counsel Robert Mueller this year in which they made several bombshell arguments and admissions.
- They said Trump cannot be guilty of obstruction of justice because he has the power to shut down any federal investigation.
- They acknowledged Trump dictated a misleading statement his son released in response to reports that Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower in June 2016.
- They claimed Trump does not need to sit for an interview with Mueller because prosecutors and Congress have “received the full cooperation and testimony” of witnesses in the Russia probe — which they did not.
- They did not elaborate on Trump’s frustration toward Attorney General Jeff Sessions or his conversations with Sessions about Mueller — key events the special counsel is examining — citing executive privilege.
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