Former Trump aide says he’s going to IGNORE Mueller grand jury subpoena

by The Right Scoop

The subpoena that we reported on this morning was apparently aimed at Sam Nunberg, who now says he’s going to ignore the grand jury subpoena completely:

BLOOMBERG – Longtime Donald Trump associate Sam Nunberg said Monday he doesn’t plan to cooperate with a subpoena from Special Counsel Robert Mueller requesting he appear before a grand jury investigating Russian interference in the 2016 elections.

“They want me in there for grand jury on Friday. I’m not paying the money to go down there,” Nunberg said in an interview with Bloomberg News. “What’s he going to do? He’s so tough — let’s see what they do. I’m not going to spend 40 hours going over emails. I have a life.”

Nunberg was also asked to turn over emails, texts and other communications with 10 campaign associates, including Trump, former campaign manager Corey Lewandoski and outgoing White House communications director Hope Hicks starting in November 2015 and running through the present, according to a subpoena dated Feb. 27 that was obtained by Bloomberg News.

The subpoena also seeks his communications with several former Trump aides, including onetime strategist Steve Bannon and former Oval Office operations director Keith Schiller, as well as former campaign advisers Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, Carter Page and Roger Stone. Mueller is also seeking Nunberg’s emails with longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.

Nunberg said he expects one line of questioning before the grand jury to be related to Stone, who Nunberg worked with closely over the years.

“I’m not going to cooperate with Mueller. It’s a fishing expedition,” Nunberg said. “They want me in there for a grand jury for testimony about Roger Stone. He didn’t do anything. What is he going to do? His investigation is BS. Trump did not collude with Putin. It’s a joke.”

Even if it is a fishing expedition and it very well may be, I don’t think Nunberg can simply ignore it. If he’s looking to hitch a ride to DC so the cost doesn’t come out of his pocket, then I’m sure Mueller will oblige him. Mueller will probably also confiscate his emails and read them for him as well if that’s what Nunberg really wants.

In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if Mueller has already dispatched federal agents to pick up Nunberg based on these reports.

UPDATE:

Here’s the interview Nunberg just gave to CNN:

UPDATE 2:

Here’s more:


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