I love that @RepJeffries is the executive privilege expert, but he's both one of the better speakers and he never gets muddled on the critical point here.
TRUMP. NEVER. ASSERTED. EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE.
TRUMP. NEVER. ASSERTED. EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE.
@RepJeffries This is one point where I feel the press coverage of impeachment hasn't been as strong as I would like.
The exec privilege argument is their *only* one to answer the Obstruction of Congress charge. Even Dersh doesn't have a discredited theory for why OBSTRUCTION is okay.
The exec privilege argument is their *only* one to answer the Obstruction of Congress charge. Even Dersh doesn't have a discredited theory for why OBSTRUCTION is okay.
@RepJeffries So, it's important to remind people, at ALL TIMES, that the exec priv argument fails because @realDonaldTrump didn't assert it.
And EVERY Republican Senator should be asked, by reporters, "well, why didn't Trump assert Executive Privilege?"
And EVERY Republican Senator should be asked, by reporters, "well, why didn't Trump assert Executive Privilege?"
@RepJeffries @realDonaldTrump Seriously people, even with the Bolton book (and Trump's new attempts to block it)... HE'S NOT ASSERTING EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE. That's NOT how he's trying to block it.
@RepJeffries @realDonaldTrump And that's because, he's already WAIVED executive privilege. It's because executive privilege cannot be used to cover-up a crime.
@realDonaldTrump doesn't assert executive privilege because IT GETS HIM NOWHERE. It helps NOTHING.
@realDonaldTrump doesn't assert executive privilege because IT GETS HIM NOWHERE. It helps NOTHING.
