‘Smith Didn’t Make a Real Strong Argument’: John Dean on the Supreme Court’s Decision on Trump Immunity

SCIUTTO John the special ░░░░░░░░ pointed to a Watergate ░░░░░░░░ case in his brief ░░░░░░░░ I know you know ░░░░░░░░ In that case the ░░░░░░░░ Court leapfrogged the appeals ░░░░░░░░ to quickly hear a ░░░░░░░░ in which as you ░░░░░░░░ remember the judges ultimately ░░░░░░░░ then President Richard Nixon ░░░░░░░░ claims of presidential privilege ░░░░░░░░ the subpoena fight over ░░░░░░░░ Office tapes Do you ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court was ░░░░░░░░ to reject Smith s ░░░░░░░░ to that case and ░░░░░░░░ s argument in that ░░░░░░░░ Dean Smith didn t ░░░░░░░░ a real strong argument ░░░░░░░░ me when I read ░░░░░░░░ brief The Nixon case ░░░░░░░░ would have put on ░░░░░░░░ scale of 1 to ░░░░░░░░ at a four I ░░░░░░░░ put this on nine ░░░░░░░░ 10 They didn t ░░░░░░░░ build that case So ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court felt no ░░░░░░░░ in the briefing I ░░░░░░░░ as a practical matter ░░░░░░░░ want to have all ░░░░░░░░ options This is very ░░░░░░░░ charged political stuff And ░░░░░░░░ may want to be ░░░░░░░░ to not be the ░░░░░░░░ to leap in to ░░░░░░░░ after this president but ░░░░░░░░ sit back and look ░░░░░░░░ what the court of ░░░░░░░░ does which is going ░░░░░░░░ reject his immunity.”