HUGH HEWITT: Three big legal fights are looming, and Trump needs answers before January.

Everyone should expect President Trump to follow the examples of Presidents Clinton, Obama and Biden and play full-court defense against what have already been announced as sweeping inquiries into executive branch conduct by such members as Garcia and Congressman Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who will chair the House Judiciary Committee. Both committees have subpoena powers.

President Trump may require a legal opinion from the attorney general under 28 U.S.C. § 511, and when such a demand is made, the AG turns to OLC. Before OLC is deluged with requests from President Trump and AG Blanche in 2027 on the scope of executive privilege across the executive branch, the president could secure some important OLC opinions between now and January 3, when the new Congress is sworn in.

Three such questions come to mind in light of last week’s sweeping Democratic wins across the country and the often very extreme positions put forward by Democrats campaigning for House or Senate seats.

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