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BREAKING: Weissmann—ex-special counsel's office—tells MSNBC if Trump tries to keep Bolton from testifying, courts will rule Trump waived executive privilege by publicly discussing his words to Bolton OR he committed a crime and can't claim privilege per the crime-fraud exception.
PS/ Weissmann's considered one of the top lawyers in the United States, and his legal analysis is not just widely trusted but—in this case—unprecedented, as he's the first to recognize that Trump really *can't* raise executive privilege over Bolton without facing *serious* risks.
PS2/ Indeed—per Weissmann—one of the few ways this impeachment trial ends with a finding Trump committed a crime is if Trump foolishly seeks to block Bolton's testimony and ends up having a federal court issue a *ruling* that he committed a crime and therefore can't block Bolton.
PS3/ I'll add that any such federal judge won't be persuaded or confused by the empty rhetoric Trump's lawyers are using as to whether Trump is facing an allegation of criminal conduct. He is—indeed, three: bribery; illegal solicitation of foreign campaign donations; obstruction.
PS4/ Here's the full article, from @just_security: justsecurity.org/68318/why-the-…
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