>>7957159 pb
tyvm for these anon.
>Q: Sen from TX (Cornyn) to POTUS team: Consequences to POTUS if Senate seeks to resolve claims re exec privilege wo/any determination by an Article 3 court?
>A: Candid advice matters; conversations must be confidential. That's why there is an accomodations process. John Bolton is Natl Sec Advisor–highly secret info. That's why the exec privilege may be absolute. That privilege must be protected. Very serious issue.
As Sekulow noted the other day, this privilege extends back to Washington and has held up to any legal challenge since.
Disastrous to our system of government to establish any precedent that is counter. Can not give Congress that much power.
>>7958547 pb
>Q: Sen from NM ( ) to POTUS team: When did POTUS' counsel first learned of Bolton's manuscript submission? Any effort to block it?
>A: Philbin: Doesn't know exact date. NSC said it hasn't been reviewed by anyone outside of NSC staff. Efforts to block it? Misinfo on this was put out earlier today. NSC sent a letter to Bolton's atty's Chas Cooper on Jan 23, saying that there's a lot that's classified in the book, some of it is at the top secret level. Publication may not be published wo/deletion of this info.
This dude was in government at high levels for how long (?) and submits a manuscript to be published with TOP SECRET INFO inside???
At minimum, his overall judgement should be questioned.