Toobin and Dershowitz Renew Their Fierce Battle in Trump Obstruction Debate: ‘Alan, You’re Making That Up!’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT It was ░░░░░░░░ days after it happened ░░░░░░░░ t he stick to ░░░░░░░░ story He should stick ░░░░░░░░ no stories He shouldn ░░░░░░░░ say anything about it ░░░░░░░░ obvious that the effort ░░░░░░░░ to end the Russia ░░░░░░░░ It is not okay ░░░░░░░░ think it is not ░░░░░░░░ It is not a ░░░░░░░░ because the president does ░░░░░░░░ the authority to tell ░░░░░░░░ attorney general I want ░░░░░░░░ to investigate this but ░░░░░░░░ that I don t ░░░░░░░░ you to investigate that ░░░░░░░░ should change That is ░░░░░░░░ okay But it is ░░░░░░░░ illegal today under the ░░░░░░░░ It sure is This ░░░░░░░░ a fundamental disagreement that ░░░░░░░░ and I have All ░░░░░░░░ those examples of setting ░░░░░░░░ priorities If the president ░░░░░░░░ the FBI director to ░░░░░░░░ him from investigating the ░░░░░░░░ himself that is a ░░░░░░░░ motive That is the ░░░░░░░░ of obstruction of justice ░░░░░░░░ are saying the intent ░░░░░░░░ That is the whole ░░░░░░░░ That is the point ░░░░░░░░ have to have an ░░░░░░░░ act and you can ░░░░░░░░ have an illegal act ░░░░░░░░ the president acts within ░░░░░░░░ constitutional authority You can ░░░░░░░░ have an act that ░░░░░░░░ both constitutional authorized under ░░░░░░░░ one article two and ░░░░░░░░ the same time is ░░░░░░░░ And you must have ░░░░░░░░ actus reus It would ░░░░░░░░ start questioning why he ░░░░░░░░ He can t question ░░░░░░░░ Just like you can ░░░░░░░░ question a senator for ░░░░░░░░ vote on the Senate ░░░░░░░░ There are laws full ░░░░░░░░ examples of acts that ░░░░░░░░ otherwise legal Not by ░░░░░░░░ But made illegal by ░░░░░░░░ intent Insider trading being ░░░░░░░░ perfect example But you ░░░░░░░░ said this that the ░░░░░░░░ has unfetterred ability to ░░░░░░░░ About you what is ░░░░░░░░ authority for this This ░░░░░░░░ theory Take for example ░░░░░░░░ trading the act is ░░░░░░░░ having information that you ░░░░░░░░ improperly and illegally So ░░░░░░░░ is the act But ░░░░░░░░ know of no case ░░░░░░░░ purposely did not impeach ░░░░░░░░ Nixon or try to ░░░░░░░░ bush All of them ░░░░░░░░ in acts particularly bush ░░░░░░░░ an alleged corrupt motive ░░░░░░░░ his last day in ░░░░░░░░ That was the conclusion ░░░░░░░░ by the special prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ nobody suggested no historian ░░░░░░░░ lawyer that President Bush ░░░░░░░░ a crime to stop ░░░░░░░░ investigation of himself I ░░░░░░░░ to move to another ░░░░░░░░ matter which is the ░░░░░░░░ Cohen situation that the ░░░░░░░░ and Michael Cohen there ░░░░░░░░ teams that are going ░░░░░░░░ be able to review ░░░░░░░░ of these documents How ░░░░░░░░ is it for the ░░░░░░░░ to prevent at least ░░░░░░░░ good part of these ░░░░░░░░ from actually being used ░░░░░░░░ the FBI It is ░░░░░░░░ to be impossible and ░░░░░░░░ should be impossible Because ░░░░░░░░ client privilege is a ░░░░░░░░ privilege and applies only ░░░░░░░░ certain communications when there ░░░░░░░░ actually an attorney client ░░░░░░░░ and the judge is ░░░░░░░░ up a sensible system ░░░░░░░░ of these documents will ░░░░░░░░ be excluded You recall ░░░░░░░░ I made that suggestion ░░░░░░░░ this show and Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ it was a terrible ░░░░░░░░ Saying it was unnecessary ░░░░░░░░ now suddenly it is ░░░░░░░░ good idea You are ░░░░░░░░ to have a judge ░░░░░░░░ somebody assigned by the ░░░░░░░░ to look through the ░░░░░░░░ If there is nothing ░░░░░░░░ is lawyer client privilege ░░░░░░░░ If they find communications ░░░░░░░░ the lawyer and the ░░░░░░░░ that is legitimate no ░░░░░░░░ should get to see ░░░░░░░░ and leak it.