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Related: About this forumTrump makes play to block Pence's grand jury testimony - CNN
Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal court to block former Vice President Mike Pence from speaking to a grand jury about certain matters covered by executive privilege as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Trumps 2020 election loss, sources familiar with the move told CNN.
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Trump makes play to block Pence's grand jury testimony - CNN (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Mar 2023
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(143,998 posts)1. Trump's executive privilege claim over Pence testimony should fail
Jack Smith will defeat TFG on the executive privilege issue
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https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/trump-pence-executive-privilege-special-counsel-rcna73618
We have learned that Donald Trump reportedly has moved to block Mike Pence from testifying to the grand jury in the special counsel probe. That move should fail, at least if the point is to win on the merits of the claim, as opposed to just causing more delay. And even then, the claims weakness might not win Trump as much delay as he wants.
To be sure, this legal maneuver was expected. As The New York Times reported:
And drawing it out may be all that Trump and Pence accomplish if that. I noted previously that the former president's attempt to use executive privilege to block the former vice president from testifying to Jack Smiths grand jury on executive privilege grounds is a long shot at best. There are multiple reasons for this, as I wrote last month:
And because there are multiple legal defense claims swirling around the various Trump probes, I should point out that this is separate from Pences speech or debate gambit. Thats the one in which Pence basically claims that, because the vice president also presides over the Senate, he should get to enjoy the same immunity that lawmakers have.
To be sure, this legal maneuver was expected. As The New York Times reported:
The filing is unsurprising Mr. Trumps lawyers have repeatedly sought to assert executive privilege over former aides as a means of blocking testimony but it underscores how much the Justice Departments attempts to get Mr. Pence to testify in the investigation into Mr. Trumps efforts to cling to power may be drawn out.
And drawing it out may be all that Trump and Pence accomplish if that. I noted previously that the former president's attempt to use executive privilege to block the former vice president from testifying to Jack Smiths grand jury on executive privilege grounds is a long shot at best. There are multiple reasons for this, as I wrote last month:
So its at least unclear whether a former president can claim the privilege, saying nothing of whether the claim would succeed. Plus, the Supreme Court appeal over then-President Richard Nixons attempt to avoid subpoena compliance shows that a vague privilege assertion wont do, and can be overcome by a specific need for evidence.
And because there are multiple legal defense claims swirling around the various Trump probes, I should point out that this is separate from Pences speech or debate gambit. Thats the one in which Pence basically claims that, because the vice president also presides over the Senate, he should get to enjoy the same immunity that lawmakers have.