RUSH TRANSCRIPT There are ░░░░░░░░ about this Stay with ░░░░░░░░ I want to bring ░░░░░░░░ norm eisen especially counsel ░░░░░░░░ house lawmakers during Trump ░░░░░░░░ first impeachment trial There ░░░░░░░░ record keeping laws and ░░░░░░░░ the way this is ░░░░░░░░ the first time we ░░░░░░░░ of something in this ░░░░░░░░ given the Secret Service ░░░░░░░░ messages is there any ░░░░░░░░ to wipe out text ░░░░░░░░ even as an administration ░░░░░░░░ transitioning or are you ░░░░░░░░ that laws were broken ░░░░░░░░ Jim thanks for having ░░░░░░░░ back Good morning bianna ░░░░░░░░ am concerned about compliance ░░░░░░░░ federal law When I ░░░░░░░░ president s economic czar ░░░░░░░░ is one area I ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ you are supposed to ░░░░░░░░ everything In that transition ░░░░░░░░ we went to elaborate ░░░░░░░░ working with the Bush ░░░░░░░░ to make sure everything ░░░░░░░░ saved There were people ░░░░░░░░ entire job during the ░░░░░░░░ period was to preserve ░░░░░░░░ And when you fit ░░░░░░░░ in with the other ░░░░░░░░ evidence that some at ░░░░░░░░ may have been in ░░░░░░░░ with Trump and smearing ░░░░░░░░ Hutchinson witness intimidation that ░░░░░░░░ Service text messages including ░░░░░░░░ some of those same ░░░░░░░░ may be missing Now ░░░░░░░░ it starts to raise ░░░░░░░░ questions of obstruction of ░░░░░░░░ and I m sure ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice and ░░░░░░░░ 1 6 committee will ░░░░░░░░ deeply into it On ░░░░░░░░ one hand could it ░░░░░░░░ just be sloppiness but ░░░░░░░░ you have to factor ░░░░░░░░ the significance of that ░░░░░░░░ and that the text ░░░░░░░░ are missing surrounding that ░░░░░░░░ now from the DHS ░░░░░░░░ the missing messages from ░░░░░░░░ Secret Service A bit ░░░░░░░░ to say the least ░░░░░░░░ let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ dig in on something ░░░░░░░░ mentioned earlier the January ░░░░░░░░ committee planning to share ░░░░░░░░ with the DoJ now ░░░░░░░░ contrast from what we ░░░░░░░░ play out a few ░░░░░░░░ ago where there was ░░░░░░░░ public tension between these ░░░░░░░░ bodies about the committee ░░░░░░░░ wanting to share some ░░░░░░░░ that the DoJ had ░░░░░░░░ out for That s ░░░░░░░░ now Why That s ░░░░░░░░ We now know that ░░░░░░░░ are sharing I believe ░░░░░░░░ 20 transcripts groups of ░░░░░░░░ that they are sharing ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department and ░░░░░░░░ at least you know ░░░░░░░░ the door to some ░░░░░░░░ that cooperation that they ░░░░░░░░ talked about We don ░░░░░░░░ know exactly which transcripts ░░░░░░░░ re sharing right now ░░░░░░░░ But we know that ░░░░░░░░ committee has said that ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department was particularly ░░░░░░░░ in transcripts of people ░░░░░░░░ testified about the fake ░░░░░░░░ scheme The scheme to ░░░░░░░░ to seat these fake ░░░░░░░░ to try to keep ░░░░░░░░ former president in power ░░░░░░░░ these battleground states And ░░░░░░░░ s important because there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of testimony ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ there that is important ░░░░░░░░ cases that we can ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department is ░░░░░░░░ close to try to ░░░░░░░░ whether they re going ░░░░░░░░ bring some charges on ░░░░░░░░ s a part of ░░░░░░░░ criminal investigation that we ░░░░░░░░ bianna and Jim is ░░░░░░░░ a very advanced state ░░░░░░░░ state That s remarkable ░░░░░░░░ where a few weeks ░░░░░░░░ the thinking was DoJ ░░░░░░░░ t started down this ░░░░░░░░ but we learned a ░░░░░░░░ since then I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you norm about ░░░░░░░░ was reporting about prior ░░░░░░░░ battle to force these ░░░░░░░░ senior Trump Administration officials ░░░░░░░░ testify as to conversations ░░░░░░░░ Trump And how far ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege claim goes ░░░░░░░░ they go to court ░░░░░░░░ processes can take a ░░░░░░░░ time might go to ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court What happens ░░░░░░░░ and how long does ░░░░░░░░ take to get a ░░░░░░░░ decision on this What ░░░░░░░░ here Jim is that ░░░░░░░░ will lose and I ░░░░░░░░ that will happen reasonably ░░░░░░░░ The reason I think ░░░░░░░░ will lose is because ░░░░░░░░ standard for executive privilege ░░░░░░░░ particularly in a criminal ░░░░░░░░ that the current or ░░░░░░░░ president s interests must ░░░░░░░░ balanced against the needs ░░░░░░░░ the criminal investigation In ░░░░░░░░ seminole case the Nixon ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege fell for ░░░░░░░░ reason The same will ░░░░░░░░ here Trump s claim ░░░░░░░░ even weaker because he ░░░░░░░░ an ex president and ░░░░░░░░ had a series of ░░░░░░░░ hold correctly that for ░░░░░░░░ ex president the current ░░░░░░░░ is the ultimate decider ░░░░░░░░ that can go as ░░░░░░░░ as three months as ░░░░░░░░ did with the 1 ░░░░░░░░ committee s battle for ░░░░░░░░ where Trump asserted privilege ░░░░░░░░ I expect him to ░░░░░░░░ and reasonably quickly You ░░░░░░░░ right to point out ░░░░░░░░ is precedent here Evan ░░░░░░░░ norm eisen, thank you.