William Barr:
I believe that is rapidly going to crumble.
First, Trump principally searches round for any lawyer he can discover who agrees together with his predisposition. He would not get recommendation and observe it. He appears for a lawyer who will inform him what he desires to listen to. And, right here, he was saying — simply passing by means of all of the attorneys, all the federal government attorneys, all his marketing campaign attorneys who have been telling him, no, no, no.
And he lastly discovered this professor who — it should be fascinating to say what he really instructed him, as a result of I do not assume he essentially mentioned, that is authorized, and it is OK. I believe he mentioned, nicely, you may be capable of make an argument to this. You may make it. The courts would not settle for it, and so forth.
So we should see how he casts it. However there is a huge sensible hurdle to him doing that, as a result of he’ll should get on the stand to boost that protection and topic himself to cross-examination, and he should waive attorney-client privilege. And Eastman must get on the stage — on the stand.
So…