Listening to the tree in the forest

The Republicans on the House committee seem to be trying a variant of the “tree in the forest” defense. If the President commits a crime, but Barr says the behavior is protected by executive privilege it didn’t happen. Translated using the philosopher’s question – if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, it not only makes no sound, there was no tree. I agree, it never made any sense to me either.