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I'm confusing statutes with precedent without pointing them out and you are absolutely wrong. the bush administration when the white house staff was subpoenaed the courts all the white house staff had to appear. if there was a question executive privilege they would revoke in question by question basis and the president on this goes back to 1977 and in every instance the courts have always ruled congress has the right to get the information so i don't know what you are talking about me confusing statutes and precedent. you are the one that is confusing statutes -- >> special counsel and indepe...

Service as a senior adviser to the president. the president has directed mr. mcgahn not to appear at the committee's scheduled hearing. what do we make of cipollone's argument there? >> i think that argument is ultimately going to fail if the judiciary committee challenges this opinion in court. i'm confident that they're going to prevail and get mcgahn to appear. there is only one court case that has ever decided this issue of whether a presidential aide has immunity from even appearing before a court and that one opinion ruled against the white house in that case. it was harriet miers, the b...