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as so many have done? >> yeah, i think you will invoke any privilege he has to think of. realistically, now he has been told he's a target, he should. it would be foolish not to -- they'll try attorney-client privilege which i think is dubious because it does not apply to conversations that aren't -- he will take the fifth if he has to, look, it is his right to do so. and as you said, there are investigations swirling around. there came this moment lace last week when we were so deep in mar-a-lago discussions, which remains important, but at one point on thursday night. oh yeah, this...

Sitting president gets to weigh in on executive privilege? >> yeah, look, just to echo some of the points that have been made here, don, there is a process around all of. this number, one for asserting executive privilege over documents. that would bring in the sitting president. number two, for claiming attorney-client privilege. you know, presidents have powers. we should be clear that presidents can be classified documents. presidents do possess executive and attorney-client privilege, depending on the circumstance. that is okay. there are certain things that presidents can do that none of ...

This will be a government of coequal branchs. coequal. >> what i have in article two i have the right to do whatever i want as president but i don't even talk about that. article two allows me to do whatever i want. i'm just saying a president under article two is very strong. read it. >> i did. he's wrong. article two lim thts presidency that same time it empowers the holder of the office and in reality the president only has a few overall powers. command troops, negotiate treaties, have cabinet members, issue pardons, judicial appointments and take care the laws be faithfully executed. and b...