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On an executive privilege claim is something else entirely. generally what the supreme court told us back with the nixon tapes is executive privilege is designed to protect legitimate policy and strategy conversations that a president might have with, say, his secretary of defense, his chief of staff. it is not designed as a shield to protect against evidence of wrongdoing or criminality. and for that reason i think dojs in good shape here when it comes to the merits. >> john, what kind of clock...

Hirschmans grand jury testimony, for example, to be put on hold. you know, its still a very big hurdle for trumps team. you know, notably privilege can be overcome if it touches on criminal wrongdoing. you know, history also court precedent not on trumps side here because as we know the supreme court allowed nixons tapes to be handed over to the grand jury in the 70s because it was a criminal investigation. so this is a bit of a different scenario that has not been fully tested in the courts, so...

Recommendation comes in part because prosecutors have questions over whether the central witness in the investigation would be perceived as credible in front of a jury. gaetz has denied any wrongdoing. joining us now is cnns senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor ellie honig. were told senior doj officials have not made a final decision yet on whether to charge gaetz. from what we do know, why is this significant? >> alex, its very unlikely matt gaetz will be charged now. when you ha...

Theyre definitely buying some time by forcing notably eric hirschmans grand jury testimony, for example, to be put on hold. you know, its still a very big hurdle for trumps team. you know, notably privilege can be overcome if it touches on criminal wrongdoing. you know, history also court precedent not on trumps side here because as we know the supreme court allowed nixons tapes to be handed over to the grand jury in the 70s because it was a criminal investigation. so this is a bit of a differen...

Crucial, sensitive conversations between donald trump and his top advisers. donald trumps team is trying to prevent that. ultimately an argument about executive privilege. i think doj has the better argument because the law tells us that executive privilege is designed to protect against legitimate policy discussions, not to protect against evidence of wrongdoing or criminality. so this is a battle thats ongoing. i do suspect doj will ultimately prevail. >> and this week we also learned that the...

Long-running sex trafficking investigation. the "washington post" is reporting that career prosecutors in florida have recommended against charging gaetz due to credibility questions with two central witnesses. according to people familiar with this matter, gaetz was accused of being sexually involved with a 17-year-old young woman who he allegedly paid and transported across state lines, and gaetz has publicly denied any wrongdoing. i want to bring in "washington post" congressional verses repo...

You point out as he said, this lawsuit is like the corporate death penalty for him, and for his company. >> down, to my mind, the most important page in that massive pie or a paper, and by the way, letitia james did not have to file a pleading that is that large. she is making a point that she has overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing. the most important page starts on page 11, and a continues on to 12. the relief sought. canceling is corporate certificates. you cant do business in the state of ne...

Tens of thousands of hours, this lawsuit is the corporate death penalty for him, or his company? >> don, in my mind, the most important page in that massive pile of paper. by the way, it was pleading that is that large, she is making a point that she has overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing. the most important page, starting on page 11, it continues on to 12, and the relief sought. canceling his corporate participants. there is a state of court without an independent pacific it. appointing an ind...

The a.g. says no way. no apartment in the city has ever sold in anything like that. how about his mar-a-lago club in florida? the lawsuit says trump claimed it was worth as much as $739 million. when, according to the lawsuit, it was actually worth about $75 million. his golf courses, same story there. for example, the lawsuit says trump bought one course out there for $5 million in 2012. and the very next year claimed it was worth $62 million. on and on and on it goes of the former president to...

Has conducted this campaign and it started several years before whenever russia was accused of wrongdoing around the world or malign activity and that was pointed out, they have adopted the same sort of stance of denial. just saying is not true and this is to make russia look bad. and you hear it now, despite the actual evidence of bodies being unearthed in mass graves. the russians will say, look, this is put there to fabrication these ideas that we committed atrocities and it is just not true ...