This isn’t possible. Executive privilege—as construed by SCOTUS and widely understood—is a defense against being compelled to testify, not a way POTUS can block testimony of a witness willing to talk. (POTUS can fire officials who talk against orders, but can’t stop testimony). https://t.co/Y5yWXNRBj2

— Matt Glassman (@MattGlassman312) January 11, 2020

And no, POTUS cannot even block current exec officials from testifying. He can fire them, but he can’t keep them from talking.https://t.co/H4IBno9tMI https://t.co/7EAm8zNj2E

— Matt Glassman (@MattGlassman312) January 11, 2020

And yes, the *Senate* could, in theory, stop Bolton from providing information—but that’s wholly different than POTUS preventing the information from being provided to a Senate that wants it.

The Senate can always circumscribe the info it wants.https://t.co/7oP5oJKZrq https://t.co/Ng3ylFB9F6

— Matt Glassman (@MattGlassman312) January 11, 2020