Walter Dellinger: ‘Idea That Mueller Had Conflicts Is Just Laughable’

‘He said there’s a difference between firing Mueller and removing him for conflicts of interest’

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DELLINGER: "Yes, I think that’s right, joy. The view that has been put forth by attorney general Barr, his constitutional theory, that a president cannot commit obstruction of justice or that no one should inquire into the president’s motives for exercising one of his article 2 powers, really thoroughly remolished in the report of Robert Mueller, who says that what kind of a country would we have if a president had carte Blanche to unlimited authority to interfere with investigations as long as he did it by the use of hiring, firing, Parten powers and similar article 2 powers? But I think, joy, it goes beyond his constitutional theory, because he has also shown, I think that he is being simply disingenuous in defense of the president. He’s made argument he can’t reasonably believe. One example. He said there’s a difference between firing Mueller and removing him for conflicts of interest. Well, there would be a difference if there were any plausible conflicts, but when you read the Mueller report, the idea that Mueller had conflicts is just laughable. He’s making up an excuse defending the president has is embarrassingly unlike and different from the facts on the ground."

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