Posted on 06/04/2019 9:37:31 AM PDT by 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.
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Good question. If you accept the Dems version of Congressional oversight it would only include oversight of government activities, not pre-government activities.
“Is trump claiming executive privilege?”
Looks like it to me.
Nadler wanted to get into an ass-kicking contest with the president.
He's got it!
Fat Jerry:
I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
Donald
Mr. Nadler, Chairman of Fatties United aka FU
How would she afford “the best lawyers”?
Yeah. It’s outside my area of expertise. I have to depend on other analysts to tell me that.
lol
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