Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180118:07:41:00
>> simple as that. explain. >> well, listen, he's long been departed from the white house. he's asserting executive privilege even though he's not an employee of the white house and hasn't been for quite some time. and he's doing so on his own via a telephone call, not at the specific direction in written form or verbally from the president. a president i might remind you, don, said not that long ago if i am asked to testimony or granted a deposition, i will be glad to do so. it stands in stark contrast or odds with the facts as they are unfolding. >> so it sounds like when you're saying i'm n...