White House directs Hicks, Donaldson to withhold White House documents from House panel

CNN ^ | June 4, 2019 | Pamela Brown, Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju

[Innovative]

The White House has directed former officials Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to turn over any documents to the House Judiciary Committee relating to their time at the White House, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

But Hicks, the former White House communications director, still could turn over documents the committee has requested related to the 2016 Trump campaign, a period that's not covered by executive privilege, according to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler.

The White House sent letters to the committee stating that White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had directed Hicks and Donaldson, the former deputy White House counsel, not to turn over the documents.

The committee had issued subpoenas to both Hicks and Donaldson for documents, setting a Tuesday deadline. The subpoenas also include requests for testimony from the former White House officials for later this month.

[Innovative]

Good. This is nothing, but a fishing expedition by the Dems to try to find something they can use against the president. They have no evidence of any wrongdoing.

[dp0622]

Documents during campaign are not under executive privilege.

[cuban leaf]

Is trump claiming executive privilege?

[Innovative]

“relating to their time at the White House”

The article did say they can still turn over documents related to the campaign.

[outpostinmass2]

Why should congress have documents from a campaign?

[dp0622]

He unfortunately cant stop them from turning over pre election files, is what I understand from the article. But what do I know? :)

[dp0622]

Yeo

[z3n]

Documents during campaign are not under executive privilege.
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Good! Then which dems are running presidential campaigns at the moment?
I think the Senate needs to start fishing Subpoening the campaigns of Joe Biden.

[dp0622]

I have NO IDEA

It is insanity.

[truthkeeper]

Hope Hicks is a loyalist. I'd be surprised if she turned anything over.

No doubt she is lawyered up, and by the best.

[dp0622]

Lol agreed!

But very few Rs have ba..s

[Ann Archy]

They have NOT held any relevant documents from Mule Face! LIES!

[1Old Pro]

Why should congress have documents from a campaign?

How else can they orchestrate a legitimate witch hunt?

[proust]

Requests are not subpoenas. No need to exercise executive privilege over lame requests. However, there IS a need to exercise the middle finger in their general direction though.

[DPMD]

WH to House: Shove that up your nadler.

[DPMD]

For the next campaign. These guys gave up legislating and representing years ago.

[Political Junkie Too]

Documents during campaign are not under executive privilege.

I hope the Trump campaign stored those documents in the same place that Democrats use. For some reason, those places always catch fire.

-PJ

[NorthMountain]

Appropriate response from WH to Nadless:

[Pollard]

White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney

Actually, I think it’s “acting’ Chief of Staff but hopefully he’ll be made permanent. He’s the first to act like Trump is his boss and not some outsider non-pol to be looked down upon. His true role is the fiscal draining of the swamp which is pretty important too though.

[hal ogen]

Give NOTHING to these lunatics in congress. These DIMs are seditious losers who are like petulant 9-year-olds. Maybe these limp-wrist losers will fall down and hold their breath? Or gnash their teeth (or dentures)? I laugh at their impotence...and established worthlessness.