Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170602:19:09:00
Insisting he not testify. it's something done through collaboration and discussion. he has absolutely no authority without short of going to court to force comey to comply with his desire to invoke executive privilege. if comey doesn't want to, he doesn't have to -- he's not bound by any kind of contractual relationship -- >> is that because he's a private citizen now? >> that's the only leverage you have. you can remove somebody from their job if the president didn't want them to testify. but let's just say my own situation, when i testified and nixon didn't want me testifying, he never threa...