If you're the president of the United States and you got people in your organization who in effect have become disaffected and have, you know, testified against you in some fashion, I don't think it's unreasonable for a president to sort of think that's not -- that's not a great team player on my particular team.
Gergen argues that a president may reasonably consider the loyalty of those who testify against him.
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I think, basically, this is about power. I think he wants to cripple Joe Biden before he ever gets started.
I think this the very idea that in 2024, we may have two men running against each other Biden and Trump, who would both be in their 80s if elected, that it too is enough to say, well, what are we doing here?
No, their problem is Anderson, he's got more support back in their districts in their states than they do and that gives him enormous -- it gives him enormous leverage against them.
It's very, very big. Not legally, but politically, it's a very, very big deal.
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