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executive privilege
noun
- the discretionary right claimed by certain U.S. presidents to withhold information from Congress or the judiciary.
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of executive privilege1
Example Sentences
In his statement, Raskin highlighted "key findings" of the report, including that Trump and his associates were deeply involved not just in the insurrection but a months-long plot to pressure officials to nullify election results and send false certifications from bad-faith electors; that Trump was aware that his claims of Democratic Party-led voter fraud were false; and that Trump used executive privilege and witness intimidation to "block the truth about his illegal conduct, posing unique challenges for special counsel Smith’s investigation."
The special counsel also laid out the challenges it faced in its investigation, including Trump’s assertion of executive privilege to try to block witnesses from providing evidence, which forced prosecutors into sealed court battles before the case was charged.
When a House committee sought documents and testimony from Mr. Navarro about his efforts to overturn the election, he rebuffed them, citing “executive privilege.”
“Especially since neither Walz nor Vance have had federal executive privilege.”
As the appeals court well knows, Cannon has made several curious rulings that have strongly suggested a bias in favor of Trump, including a previously-overturned decision to appoint a “special master” to review whether the former president could claim executive privilege over documents, including classified military plans, that he took from the White House.
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