WH counselor Kellyanne Conway says “executive privilege is always an option. It’s always on the table,” when asked by JakeTapper if President Trump will try to block former WH counsel Don McGahn to testify before Congress.CNNSotu
It comes as Trump scales up his attacks on Mueller and the report he produced -- broadsides and claims that some view as damaging to an overall legal strategy of asserting executive privilege to prevent key aides from appearing before Congress.Some West Wing officials have conceded that the President's tweets disputing McGahn's account are not helpful to their case, and fear it could make it more difficult to assert privilege over a conversation that Trump denies occurred.
Trump denies trying to fire Mueller, despite McGahn's testimony under oath 02:46Some close to the President deny he's muddying his legal options."The President is allowed to express his opinions on Twitter without affecting his rights and privileges," one source told CNN's Jim Acosta.And a Trump legal team source told Acosta the President is in"no legal jeopardy" when he offers his opinion on the Mueller probe.
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