Robert Mueller pourrait contourner Trump et ses laquais

S'il y a un aspect intéressant, même fascinant, de tout le cirque entourant la présidence Trump c'est que je suis continuellement obligé de lire ou de relire certains documents liés à la constitution américaine ou de revisiter d'autres périodes troubles de l'histoire américaine. J'avais déjà pointé en direction du "Grand jury" il y a quelques mois et cet article du New York Times précise bien le rôle qu'il pourrait jouer si le nouvel attorney-general tentait de mettre fin à l'enquête de Robert Mueller. Dans le contexte politique actuel il n'est pas certain que nous puissions compter sur la chambre et le sénat pour dénouer l'impasse, mais il n'est pas exagéré de penser que les États-Unis pourraient traverser une crise constitutionnelle.

 "In all the discussion about Mr. Mueller’s options when he concludes his investigation, little attention has been paid to the potential role of the grand jury. Chief Judge Howell’s decision unsealing the Watergate road map brings new focus on the role the grand jury might play in the dynamics of the endgame. Although the grand jury is a powerful tool for federal prosecutors, it has historic and independent power and operates under the supervision of the federal judiciary. Following the Oct. 20, 1973, “Saturday Night Massacre” — in which President Nixon forced the Justice Department to fire the original special prosecutor, Archibald Cox — the Watergate grand jury played a critical role in forcing the president to back down, hand over the subpoenaed tapes and appoint a new special prosecutor.

Although Mr. Cox had been fired, his staff — duly appointed federal prosecutors — had not. The grand jury, as an arm of the judicial branch, could not be fired by the president. Indeed, Judge John Sirica of the United States District Court immediately summoned the grand juries (there were two) to his courtroom and exhorted them to continue to pursue their investigations and assured them that they could rely on the court to safeguard their rights and preserve the integrity of their proceedings."

  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/opinion/trump-whitaker-mueller-watergate.html