Says, President Trumps vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of washington is moving closer to reality in the pentagon and white house, where Officials Say they have begun to plan a Grand Military Parade later this year showcasing the might of Americas Armed forces. Trump has long mused publicly and privately about wanting such a parade, but a January 18th Meeting between trump and top generals in the pentagons tank, a room reserved for topsecret discussions, marked a Tipping Point according to two officials briefed on the planning. So theres where we begin. Lets bring in our leadoff panel on a tuesday night. Phillip rucker. White house bureau chief for the Washington Post. Shannon pettypiece for bloomberg news. And the Pool Reporter on duty at the white house today. So, todd, id like to begin with you. Talk about the president s demeanor, the kind of Bluster Index compared to other days
youve spent on the beat and the mood around him in the west wing. It wa
experienced, birilliant crew wih him. the most important thing i think that assuming this questioning takes place, either informally or at the grand jury, let s say it happens informally, most important thing is to not have time constraint on it. to make it clear there s not going be a time limitation on the questioning. that s number one. number two, is to serve notice on the president that he s going to answer every question unless he claims a privilege. he will not be allowed to do what president clinton did and say, there s certain things i m not going to answer, even though i m not i am not invoking the privilege. and the message needs to be loud and clear that thif you refuse answer a question and don t invoke a privilege, you re going to get a subpoena and you re going to go down to the grand jury. sol, i hate to sound cynical, let s pretend i m not talking about the president. wouldn t it be a dandy strategy for the principal to say, yeah, i m very anxious to talk to them,
what president clinton did and say, there s certain things i m not going to answer, even though i m not i am not invoking the privilege. and the message needs to be loud and clear that if you refuse to answer a question and don t invoke a privilege, you re going to get a forthwith subpoena, and you re going to go down to the grand jury. sol, i hate to sound cynical, let s pretend i m not talking about the president. wouldn t it be a dandy strategy for the principal to say, yeah, i m very anxious to talk to them, i can t wait to talk to them, and then later at a later date say, you know what, my lawyers say i just can t, i shouldn t be doing this. well, look, if you have a any normal client, white-collar client in the president s position, in the sense that the president is either a subject or a target here. you would never let a normal client go in for questioning even if you were with them, and if a normal client in that position was subpoenaed, you would invoke your fifth ame
on the president that he s going to answer every question unless he claims a privilege. he will not be allowed to do what president clinton did and say, there s certain things i m not going to answer, even though i m not i am not invoking the privilege. and the message needs to be loud and clear that if you refuse to answer a question and don t invoke a privilege, you re going to get a subpoena and you re going to go down to the grand jury. sol, i hate to sound cynical, let s pretend i m not talking about the president. wouldn t it be a dandy strategy for the principal to say, yeah, i m very anxious to talk to them, i can t wait to talk to them and then later at a later date say, you know what, my lawyers say i just can t, i shouldn t be doing this. well, look, if you have a any normal client, white-collar client in the president s position, in the sense that the president is either a subject or a target here. you would never let a normal client go in for questioning even if yo