[ZNPaaneah]

One thing that I find very puzzling, the whole issue of the tapes. Is there any good reason to not just answer yes or no? Surely Trump knows if his conversations are taped. If he comes out now and says no he appears like the biggest jerk. On the other hand if he says yes then why wait? It would have been much more powerful to respond to Comey's testimony by releasing the tapes. Is he trying to destroy the tapes? That is going to blow up in his face. So I don't get it.

The other thing I find interesting is if Sessions will claim executive privilege. On one hand the WH is complaining about all the hubbub of the media, the best way to put a stop to it is to simply answer the questions. But if they claim executive privilege this will go on for months as they legislate every single question and whether or not Sessions has the right to executive privilege.

Trump has complete power to put an end very quickly to all the speculation -- release the tax returns and the tapes. So why is this current situation a better choice for Trump than just putting an end to it?