BREAKING NEWS!! AGGRESSIVE SPECIAL COUNSEL!!!

I wrote about this here:https://t.co/0LH5em2rBO

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) February 9, 2023

emptywheel is not a lawyer, but this is still a very plain matter of waiver of a privilege.

Folks, let me reiterate something.

If you publish something in the WSJ, you cannot, then, say you can't share it with a grand jury because it is covered by Executive Privilege.

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) February 9, 2023

Maggie: BREAKING NEWS!!!! Jack Smith wants Mike Pence to answer questions he wrote up for WSJ. This is the MOST AGGRESSIVE MOVE YET.

Cmon, people.

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) February 9, 2023

A reminder that Maggie isn’t a lawyer, either.

The subpoena came after discussions between DOJ and Pence team over his testimony were at an impasse, per a person briefed on the matter.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 10, 2023

Pence’s executive privilege claims will last about 10 minutes in court, appeals included. Pence wrote a book and a newspaper column. Any privilege on the topics in either have been waived.