Trump Executive Privilege Memo Could Hamper Democrats if They Win Congress

Trump executive privilege memo could hamper Democrats if they win Congress

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Communications that President Donald Trump has with advisers who don’t even work for his administration can be protected by executive privilege, the Justice Department said in a memo Monday evening that comes amid lawsuits and a possible Democratic takeover of Congress. The legal memo boldly formalizes an aggressive stance The post Trump executive privilege memo could hamper Democrats if they win Congress appeared f…

Trump's DOJ Unleashes Sweeping Executive Privilege Claim That Could Shield His Private Advisers

Donald Trump's Justice Department is using a new interpretation of executive privilege to try to keep even the identities of private advisers on his 2025 law-firm crackdown secret from courts and Congress, relying on a fresh legal opinion that extends presidential confidentiality protections beyond government staff. The move stems from a 10 August opinion by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), which concluded that presidentia…

executive privilege: What is executive privilege? Why a new Justice Department memo could make presidents harder to investigate

A new Justice Department opinion expands executive privilege claims. This opinion suggests private presidential advisers may resist subpoenas. Critics fear this interpretation hinders congressional investigations and accountability. Past court rulings have limited presidential secrecy in investigations. The debate centers on balancing presidential confidentiality and public oversight.

New DOJ memo lays out 'dangerous' road map for Trump corruption: legal expert

On August 10, T. Elliott Gaiser — assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) — issued a memo pertaining to presidential executive privilege. And University of Pennsylvania law professor Claire Finkelstein, in an op-ed for The Guardian, lays out some reasons why she considers the memo's guidelines "dangerous.""If courts accept the OLC's new interpretation of presidential privilege," Finkels…

Executive Privilege: Trump DOJ Seeks to Shield Presidential Advisers From Congressional Subpoenas

A new Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel memorandum expands executive privilege to cover US private advisers, sparking widespread concern among legal experts.