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Trump's new talking point about Mueller is "flat out wrong," legal experts tell INSIDER
Trump says Robert Mueller's investigation is unconstitutional because Mueller wasn't confirmed by Senate. Legal experts say Trump is "flat out wrong."
President Donald Trump deflected criticisms of the constitutional validity of the appointment of new acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker on Friday by claiming special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment was unconstitutional because he was not confirmed by Senate — but legal experts say that claim is baseless.
"Mueller was not Senate confirmed,"Trump claimed. "Whitaker was Senate confirmed when he was the U.S. attorney from Iowa. Mueller...should've been Senate confirmed. But because of all the conflicts, they didn't want to bring him before the Senate...so don't talk to me about Whitaker."
California-based attorney Alexander Stern explained in a Friday email to INSIDER that because Mueller is what the Supreme Court has designated an "inferior officer" — and not a "principal officer" who reports directly to the President — he does not need to be confirmed by the Senate.
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