The big topic of discussion tonight is former FBI Director James Comey's impending public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee after Memorial Day.
But why are we assuming that Comey's testimony is a fait d'accompli. What if President Trump might invokes executive privilege to prevent Comey from testifying?
This, of course, doesn't advance Trump's interests. Stopping Comey from testifying will leave the impression he has something to hide. But Trump has been doing a great job digging a hole over the past week - firing Comey, admitting it had to do with Russia, leaking Israeli intelligence to the Russians, the Comey memo and Trump telling the Russians that Comey was "a nut job." Is it beyond the realm of possibility that Trump would try to stop a "nut job" from giving testimony?
Invoking executive privilege could would give Republicans an opportunity to remind voters that President Obama invoked executive privilege to prevent Eric Holder from turning over emails concerning Fast & Furious scandal to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
This might be a far fetched scenario, but this has been a far fetched presidency.
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