Trump’s DOJ makes it easier for presidents and advisors to keep communications hidden
- The Department of Justice has issued new guidance that could permit President Donald Trump to keep communications with outside advisers hidden.
- In an August 10 opinion, the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel, which provides legal guidance to the executive branch, wrote that the president can exert executive privilege regarding communication with himself and “private advisers.
- ”Executive privilege can apply “so long as the communications relate to official presidential decisionmaking, involve or reflect communications with the President or his direct advisers, and are confidential,” the opinion, first
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- The Department of Justice has issued new guidance that could permit President Donald Trump to keep communications with outside advisers hidden.
- In an August 10 opinion, the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel, which provides legal guidance to the executive branch, wrote that the president can exert executive privilege regarding communication with himself and “private advisers.
- ”Executive privilege can apply “so long as the communications relate to official presidential decisionmaking, involve or reflect communications with the President or his direct advisers, and are confidential,” the opinion, first
Sources: The Independent