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Youll have to get at the heart for a reasonable basis for thinking criminality has occurred to be able to say that the privilege is waived. >> this week five scheduled testimonies before house committees. in your view, what is the importance of the pace being set during this inquiry process? >> there is a balance to be struck between proceeding expeditiously, which is fair to the american people in a way that suggests, you know, this is a serious matter and there is no delay. and the house is us...

This inquiry? >> it would be a significant thing. i suspect white house democrats would look at that and talk about that as an element of potential cover-up. they have a possibly impeachable offense against the president, and if gordon sondland says he was told to say no quid pro quo, that could be powerful in a court of public opinion and a senate impeachment trial. if you have the transgression and you have a cover-up, recall. >> lets look at sondlands expected testimony that he many. when you...

Investigating the bidens. the president is talking about going after top democratic leaders over this. to what extent? >> reporter: yes, he is, and this is just a continuation, of course, that weve seen the president attack on a level that he calls a confidential b.s. inquiry, and now the president is threatening legal action against two pieces of the inquiry, house dhchair adam schf and house speaker nancy pelosi. >> they cant get immunity for that. i said, shoot them, anyway. even if we lose, ...

Level of any potential charges. is that how you see it? >> thats fair, thats a fair analogy. another way to think about it is that because of the gravity of what were in the midst of, to proceed with a degree of caution and assemble the facts is a good first step for a white house to say, you know, were not going to hand over something just because you want it. thats reasonable. to say that the whole thing is unconstitutional and to start using words that ordinarily dont belong on national telev...

The last couple years, which is ironic because he was actually critical of trump during the primaries and during the "access hollywood" tapes. so for him to go off the reservation and say, i didnt know what to believe from the white house, but i still pass this along without doing any due diligence, that is pretty interesting and democrats are going to use that and say, but. while you have syria being asked about the pentagons impeachment process of this inquiry. >> well do everything to coopera...

For documents. now the president is threatening to sue democrats, even try to impeach schiff or even pelosi. are those viable options for the president? >> not really. so any white house wants to proceed very cautiously before turning documents over, so thats standard, but basically to say an impeachment inquiry, its not even a proceeding at this stage. an inquiry and constitutional, and if youre not going to cooperate, its an affront to constitutional powers. if its a negotiation thats trying t...