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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBiden White House rejects more executive privilege claims by trump
(CNN)President Joe Biden has once again refused to assert executive privilege over more documents that former President Donald Trump has sought to keep out of the hands of the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
According to letter obtained by CNN, White House counsel Dana Remus informed National Archivist David Ferriero on Monday that Biden would not assert privilege over additional materials that Trump requested remain secret as a matter of executive privilege. The former President has filed a lawsuit to block a separate tranche of documents being released to the committee and may add these documents to that lawsuit.
"President Biden has considered the former President's assertion, and I have engaged in consultations with the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice," Remus wrote.
"President Biden has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the best interests of the United States, and therefore is not justified, as to the documents provided to the White House on September 16, 2021, and September 23, 2021. Accordingly, President Biden does not uphold the former President's assertion of privilege."
According to letter obtained by CNN, White House counsel Dana Remus informed National Archivist David Ferriero on Monday that Biden would not assert privilege over additional materials that Trump requested remain secret as a matter of executive privilege. The former President has filed a lawsuit to block a separate tranche of documents being released to the committee and may add these documents to that lawsuit.
"President Biden has considered the former President's assertion, and I have engaged in consultations with the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice," Remus wrote.
"President Biden has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the best interests of the United States, and therefore is not justified, as to the documents provided to the White House on September 16, 2021, and September 23, 2021. Accordingly, President Biden does not uphold the former President's assertion of privilege."
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/25/politics/executive-privilege-donald-trump-joe-biden/index.html
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Biden White House rejects more executive privilege claims by trump (Original Post)
spanone
Oct 2021
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Trying to overthrow our government is reasonable grounds to decline Executive Privilege.
OAITW r.2.0
Oct 2021
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,466 posts)1. Trying to overthrow our government is reasonable grounds to decline Executive Privilege.
Good.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)2. Oh, fun. This is the best part of winning that last election.
Bettie
(16,095 posts)3. Good, keep 'em coming
he deserves no privilege on fomenting an insurrection.