Tag: Executive Privilege

It all started with President Thomas Jefferson: Executive privilege is not explicitly mentioned anywhere in the Constitution, the foundation of U.S. law. But the Supreme Court has said that it is “fundamental to the operation of government and inextricably rooted in the separation of powers under the Constitution.” The term…

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Wha? Really? I can’t imagine that this can fly…but here is the scoop: President Donald Trump on Wednesday asserted executive privilege over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report and its underlying investigative materials, escalating a battle with the Democrats on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. And of course the Justice Department…