Page 4 - Privilege Basis News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

0 defense. the court yesterday appointed a guardian to represent their son. they have seemingly abandoned him. have had no contact with him. have not seen him or spoken to him. obviously what lies ahead for their case, it's going to be a difficult one for prosecutors after they charge them with four counts of involuntary manslaughter arguing that they gave him the gun as a gift, but also saying that they did nothing to prevent him from unleashing this shooting, this attack. prosecutors saying they knew things were going on and they should have done stuff, that's why they charged them and we'll...

That's interesting here is a legal matter. the recording is in the hands of the investigative team now. the prosecutors and the fbi who were doing the michael cohen's case that's not privilege. it is handed over. there is no legal advice being sought or the crime -- it means it is usable in court and not excluded on privilege basis. this is a campaign finance violation and almost certainly as you point out we don't know what's on the recording. here is the president and michael cohen talking a couple of months before the election about getting a benefit for the candidate and that's to keep qui...

Hinder the russia investigation, and he declined to answer the question. there is no privilege basis to decline to answer a question like that. if the president did not instruct him to take the action that would hinder the investigation, he should say so. if the president did obstruct him to hinder the investigation in any way, in my view, that would be a potentially criminal act and certainly not covered by any privilege. >> adam schiff, the top democrat on the house intelligence committee saying today that he asked the attorney general directly today whether the president ever instructed him...

Answer the question. there is no privilege basis to decline to answer a question like that. >> joining us now, california democrat congressman eric a member of the house intelligence committee and a former house intelligence committee staff member and vice president for national security program at the third way. congressman, what was -- what did you gain from this discussion with the attorney general today? >> well, we see a trend that i think the president is embold emboldeni emboldening, which is individuals believing they don't have to cooperate with us. as mr. schiff pointed out, he was a...

>> i do want to express my concern over his refusal to respond to what i think is a very important question. i asked the attorney general whether he was ever instructed by the president to take any action that would hinter the russia investigation and he declined to answer the question. there is no privilege basis to decline to answer the question like that. if the president did not instruct him to take the action that would hinder the investigation, he would say so. if the president did obstruct him to hinder the investigation in any way, this my view that would be a potentially criminal act ...