The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Was initial Trump statement on Trump Tower meeting accurate, as lawyers' memo said? The New York Times made a splash when it published a document prepared by President Donald Trump’s legal team to special counsel Robert Mueller. The letter made several bold assertions, including that the president "could, if he wished, terminate (Mueller’s) inquiry, or even exercise his power to pardon if he so desired," and that ordering the end to an investigation "could not constitute obstruction of justice." We’ve looked at some of those possibilities before.