Savannah Behrmann
USA TODAY
January 10, 2019
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump suggested in a Fox News interview Friday that he would invoke executive privilege if former national security adviser John Bolton was subpoenaed for the Senate impeachment trial.
Bolton said earlier this week that he is “prepared to testify” in the trial – if he’s subpoenaed by the Republican-controlled chamber.
“I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify,” Bolton stated.
Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham asked the president in an interview whether he would block Bolton from testifying.
“You can’t be in the White House as president — future, I’m talking about future, any future presidents — and have a security adviser, anybody having to do with security, and legal, and other things,” Trump said.
“Are you going to invoke executive privilege?” Ingraham asked pointedly.
“Well I think you have to for the sake of the office,” Trump replied.
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