White House cites executive privilege, keeps Obama adviser from testifying about Iran nuclear deal

Washington Times ^ | May 17, 2016 | Stephen Dinan

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(title):" White House cites executive privilege, keeps Obama adviser from testifying about Iran nuclear deal "

Fool me once ,..shame on YOU !
Fool me twice , ..shame on ME !
Fool the American people thru the media a third time,
and you ignore common sense as did the media , already

So tell me , and the media another lie, and we ignore you like you don't even exist,
and the same thing for your lying and compliant/ vichy news media .

Incidently , 72 of the Press who cover the White House are all 72 registered DemoRATS - news you can trust , huh ?

[publius911]

What, exactly, is executive privilege? It’s not in the Constitution or its amendments. Does it cover criminal or treasonous behavior? Could Nixon have used that privilege?

Presumably.
But now you went and done it.

I will research the history of U.S. Presidential executive privilege.

One thing is certain; I will go nowhere near any Omugabe-related sites...

[publius911]

Here's a start...

"There is no specific provision in the U.S. Constitution that provides for executive privilege. However, successive administrations have claimed that the principle of executive privilege is implied by the Constitution through the structure of the separation of powers. In addition, the courts have consistently recognized the existence of such a privilege in decisions dating back to the early 19th century. In United States v. Burr (1807), for example, in which Aaron Burr was being tried for treason, the U.S. Supreme Court did not require the Jefferson administration to turn over requested documents, though it did maintain that the courts had the right to request such documents from the executive branch. Because executive privilege is entirely a construction of the courts, some constitutional scholars, such as Raoul Berger in Executive Privilege: A Constitutional Myth (1974), have argued that such protection simply does not exist."
Encyclopedia Britannica online.

Executive Privilege, EB

Emphases mine.

If reputable actual Constitutional Scholars haven't laid the issue to rest, I am not about to get into an argument, protracted or otherwise, on the subject. Simple discussion, on the other hand, is always educational.