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Either. >> the cause of executive privilege matters. there are justified way, of course, to invoke it. this was discussed last night, your committee has not gotten a written or direct claim of privilege from donald trump about either of these two aides testimonies. is that correct? >> that's right, and there are multiple flaws in this privilege. one is the one you mentioned which is former president has never even communicated to this department. and draekt lewe get this only second hand from people like these witnesses. what's more than that the key holder of the privilege is the current pres...

For house intelligence senate committee. >> the white house needs to decide what they are privileged for. >> did you claim privilege? >> i don't know. honestly. perhaps. >> in the white house? >> executive privilege matters. the president should have a privilege to get confidential advice from his or her top aides. it matters. i believe in executive privilege. the court's been clear, certainly back to the case, that you can't use executive privilege as a shield against an investigation of criminal conduct. >> which is the mueller investigation. not the house and senate investigation committees...