The letter is dated January 29 and addressed to Mueller from John Dowd, one of Trump's lawyers at the time who has since resigned from the legal team. In the letter, the Trump's lawyers argue that a charge of illegal obstruction is moot because the Constitution empowers the president to, "if he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even exercise his power to pardon." Trump weighed in on Saturday on Twitter, asking "Is the Special Counsel/Justice Department leaking my lawyers letters to the Fake News Media?" If Trump does not consent to an interview, Mueller will have to decide whether to forge forward with a historic grand jury subpoena. Giuliani has told The Associated Press that the president's legal team believes the special counsel does not have the authority to do so.

Source: ABC News June 02, 2018 20:23 UTC