A Special Counsel is likely to produce a mix of indictments, criminal information docs, and a report relatively soon.
Why get out ahead of it? 1/
Let's be realistic: Trump is not going to be removed by this GOP Senate for any obstruction of justice while in office.
The more pivotal salient events occurred before Inauguration Day.
One on the events pre-election;
One on the events between election and inauguration;
One post-inauguration on obstruction.
The 1st is obviously not covered by privilege & there is only a specious argument that the 2d is.
Patience, people. Patience.
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But U.S. v. Nixon (1974) shows how fast courts would resolve this dispute: About 3 months...
April: Special Prosecutor Jaworkski subpoenaed tapes.
May 31: District Court Judge Sirica ordered Nixon to turn over tapes
Both sides appealed directly to SCOTUS
July 8: Oral argument
July 24: SCOTUS decision
Aug 9: Nixon resigned.
3 or 4 months, fine.