Why can't Yates do an interview?

[themaguffin]

Is there a legal reason? I ask this because I assume she can't, or one would have happened, no?

[Thomas Hurt]

1. attorney client confidentiality

most likely reason

[jmg257]

2. But white house didn't respond to her request about "prvilege". Seems she is good to go

with regards to non-classified info.

She has enough class to not just call a presser, but maybe she should.

[bettyellen]

4. Better she stays away from the press as that would be attacked ...

Everyone should be sharing information with the senate committee and under the proper protocols. She'd appear to be partisan if she didn't wait for the official hearing.

[jmg257]

5. Excellent point. She'll get her chance!

[Demsrule86]

6. The White House backed down and she can grant an interview...she will go before

the Senate Intl committee...since Nunes has decided to stage a political suicide for his fearless leader and maybe fellow Russian conspirator.

[dewsgirl]

3. Because she was AG, they are attempting to cite, attorney client privilege

Stating she cant testify against her client (trump), also whatever she knows has got to be good, they appear to be terrified of her testimony.

[jmg257]

9. They DID NOT assert privilege. WH did not object to her speaking, "in the hearing or other setting".

[themaguffin]

7. I thought of attorney client privilage, but she's not a WH attorney

[Ohioblue22]

10. i heard it's becase she and a senior dept official had a convesation

with the office to the council of the president . the doj is saying that such communications are covered by potus priviledge and possibly the deliberative process priviledge . the doj further says that the president owns these priviledges so you have to get the ok from the white house

[jmg257]

11. And the WH gave the OK....they did not respond to the request.

[Ohioblue22]

12. the white did not give her the ok. the wh just wasnt replying to

the letters sent by yeats' council . trump doesnt want her to testify but he also doesnt want to be the one to deny the testimony so what does he do? ignores the letter and send nunez out to just cancel the whole thing

[jmg257]

13. Yes - and by ignoring the letter they did not assert privilege. She is clear to talk.

Even Spicer was quite clear on this. No response = no objection.

[jmg257]

8. There is NO reason for her not to do so. The WH DID NOT object - "in the hearing or

"other setting"...i.e. they did NOT assert executive privilege.



Yates' request to the WH:

...
The Department of Justice indicated in the attached response that any
confidentiality equity in this information belongs to the President and that Ms. Yates
does not need separate consent from the Department.

It is unclear whether the presidential communications or deliberative process
privileges could apply to the referenced information. In any event, any claim of
privilege has been waived as a result of the multiple public comments of current
senior White House officials describing the January 2017 communications.
Nevertheless, I am advising the White House of Ms. Yates' intention to provide
information in the manner described above.

If I do not receive a response by Monday, March 27, at 10 am EDT, I will
conclude that the White House does not assert executive privilege over these matters
with respect to the hearing or other settings.

There is/was no White House response to this request.