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With the president, he would not necessarily have standing to challenge that document request or subpoena which may be how they are getting the documents to congress now. >> tim, he may not also have knowledge of it. there are so many ways he discovered in the trump financial maze, there are so many ways in that they might not necessarily alert trump organization people or donald trump that they are going in that direction. >> wouldn't want to to preserve the integrity of the investigation. to what you were saying whether or not they are looking at oligarchs or wealthy individuals that might h...

Concern financial transactions with the president, he would not necessarily have standing to challenge that document request or subpoena which may be how they are getting the documents to congress now. >> tim, he may not also have knowledge of it. there are so many ways he discovered in the trump financial maze, there are so many ways in that they might not necessarily alert trump organization people or donald trump that they are going in that direction. >> wouldn't want to to preserve the integrity of the investigation. to what you were saying whether or not they are looking at oligarchs or w...

Respond to these subpoenas it's time to move toward impeachment. the passing of the deadline right now what does that do to you? >> i said all along, went need to draw a line in the stand and give the administration a set number of days. if the administration does not comply with all document request and subpoenas in accordance with the constitution, i believe we are left with no other alternative but to begin impeachment proceedings than to get to the truth. >> if all these subpoenas are not complied with at that point you say go forward with an impeachment inquiry? >> that is correct. and i ...

Instruct the former staff to withhold documents, am i right about that? >> you have to make a distinction between executive privilege, which for the most part applies to a document request which could be litigated. and the absolute immunity, presidential immunity, that a president enjoys or thinks he enjoys to have his president appear before congress. be aware. i asked you a question. what do obama and clinton and bush and trump all have in common? they all claimed this privilege, all administrations going back 20 years. it's based on the separation of powers. it's different than executive pr...

Within its rights is it not, to instruct the former staff to withhold documents, am i right about that? >> you have to make a distinction between executive privilege, which for the most part applies to a document request which could be litigated. and the absolute immunity, presidential immunity, that a president enjoys or thinks he enjoys to have his president appear before congress. be aware. i asked you a question. what do obama and clinton and bush and trump all have in common? they all claimed this privilege, all administrations going back 20 years. it's based on the separation of powers. ...