'Don't buy Trump's spin. He's not looking out for the welfare of the office he holds or the sanctity of the doctrine of executive privilege. He wants to block Bolton's testimony to save his own skin,' eliehonig writes for CNNOpinion
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In the days following National Security Advisor John Bolton's seismic announcement that he would testify if subpoenaed by the Senate, President Donald Trump went through a range of reactions. At first, Trump punted the issue to"the lawyers" and the Senate, while claiming Bolton"would know nothing about what we're talking about" anyway.
Trump later took a different tack, promising to go to court and invoke executive privilege to prevent Bolton's testimony. But, don't worry, Trump assured us: he would try to block Bolton's testimony only out of a benevolent desire to protect future presidents. Trump claimed he"would have no problem" with Bolton testifying but felt compelled to stop it because"we have to protect presidential privilege" and"I think you have to for the sake of the office.
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