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Reasons. first of all, witnesses can't themselves invoke executive privilege. second of all, he's refusing t answer questions based on executive privilege. executive privilege does not apply before anyone is an executive. so it's just kind of flagrantly defying the committee here. i think the real question going forward is does committee have the stomach to see this through, to hold them the in contempt and ask the court to issue an order compelling him to testify? i suspect what bannon is doing is counting on republicans in the house eventually to back down and let him off the hook without ev...

He's already looking at potentially ten years in jail. you have to wonder what point paul manafort says this is enough, i don't want to spend the rest of my time in jail, the rest of my life in jail and he decides to cooperate and tell investigators what he knows about crimes during the campaign. >> you say it would be pretty significant? we haven't independently confirmed this but if, in fact, gates is nearing a plea deal with mueller, it would be significant by your assessment? >> absolutely. i think what mueller's doing here is the classic way prosecutors attack a criminal enterprise. you'r...