Schiff says House will make a criminal referral of Trump ally Erik Prince for possible perjury

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6. It will also help to establish what is needed

if/when they need to go to the courts if suddenly the "executive privilege" thing rears it head with respect to "obstruction" (due to this one's perjury).

Just found this interesting tidbit from what happened back with the Nixon mess with subpoenas and court interventions -

Court Orders Nixon to Yield Tapes; President Promises to Comply Fully
Justices Reject Privilege Claim in 8-to-0 Ruling

By John P. MacKenzie
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 25, 1974; Page A01

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Equally impressive was the court's unanimity on every issue in the case -- a tricky question of the court's jurisdiction, the enforcement of the subpoena under conventional criminal law standards and the merits of the executive privilege controversy.

The issue of jurisdiction, considered by some legal scholars to be St. Clair's strongest point, also raised a storm in Congress over whether the administration had reneged on its pledge giving Jaworski independence and the right to take the President to court over disputes on executive privilege.

St. Clair argued that the pledges, contained in published Justice Department regulations, did not and could not guarantee that the courts would have the legal power to decide contests between President Nixon and his executive branch subordinate, Jaworski.

Jaworski replied that this argument would make a "mockery" of his role, which was worked out to prevent a repetition of the "Saturday night massacre" firing last October of his predecessor, Archibald Cox.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/072574-1.htm