task0778
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Trump claims executive privilege? Is the trial suspended until the question of whether EP is appropriate or not in this case is settled in court? Would the SCOTUS decide that? I doubt that Chief Justice Roberts could or would make the call, we don't really want one man making such a big decision, do we? I think Trump already said he would do that in a recent interview. And he has rights, that shouldn't be minimized. Plus, every president should have some degree of privacy/confidentiality without an opposing Congress constantly subpoenaing everything and everybody in their desire to get him removed from office. The Supreme court has ruled that communications that take place within a president's administration are protected under a "presumptive privilege," which is "fundamental to the operation of government and inextricably rooted in the separation of powers under the Constitution." The democrats didn't seem to have a problem with Obama's claims of executive privilege; every president in recent times has had to resort to it when battling an opposition Congress.
The Dems are making a big deal out of calling witnesses, which is kinda hypocritical when they could've done that in the House Inquiry but elected not to, because of course Trump was such a menace to national security. And then they sat on the Articles of Impeachment for a month.
My take? Trump allows a taped deposition with pre-approved questions that the witness answers without being personally interrogated and without followups. The witness basically answers the questions provided and that's it. I don't know if Trump will go for that, I'm sure he won't like it but he does need to consider the most vulnerable GOP senators who are up for re-election. He does not need to go into his 2nd term with a Dem-controlled Senate.
The Dems are making a big deal out of calling witnesses, which is kinda hypocritical when they could've done that in the House Inquiry but elected not to, because of course Trump was such a menace to national security. And then they sat on the Articles of Impeachment for a month.
My take? Trump allows a taped deposition with pre-approved questions that the witness answers without being personally interrogated and without followups. The witness basically answers the questions provided and that's it. I don't know if Trump will go for that, I'm sure he won't like it but he does need to consider the most vulnerable GOP senators who are up for re-election. He does not need to go into his 2nd term with a Dem-controlled Senate.
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