1/ This story, in which @charlie_savage quotes me and @jacklgoldsmith, is absolutely right as far as it goes--w/r/t those witnesses who aren't inclined to testify. The other half of the story, though, is that information of wrongdoing makes its way to Congress & the public ...
2/ ... when it's in the hands of government officials unwilling to comply with "do not cooperate" directives from the WH when they confront serious wrongdoing (or when the directives themselves are patently groundless), and, potentially, when the key info ...
3/ ... is in the hands of third parties, such as accountants and banks, who are willing to comply with legal process. That's why the Mazars/Deutsche Bank cases are so important--and, so far, the Court is signaling that it might decide them w/expedition.
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