Source: Fox News
Summary
President Donald Trump has rejected former President Joe Biden’s assertion of executive privilege over documents requested by the Senate as part of various probes into Biden’s presidency. The documents relate to investigations into Biden’s health, alleged politically motivated probes into Trump and his allies, and the Biden family’s financial dealings. Trump’s White House counsel, David Warrington, wrote to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) that the assertion of privilege is “not justified” and directed NARA to provide the materials to Congress.
Our Reading
As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The White House counsel, David Warrington, writes a letter to NARA, directing them to provide documents to Congress. The documents are related to investigations into Biden’s health, alleged politically motivated probes, and the Biden family’s financial dealings. Trump does not uphold Biden’s assertion of privilege. The letter quotes a prior letter, stating that the “abuse of the autopen” must be subject to a full accounting. The White House argues that executive privilege should not shield evidence of a President’s efforts to imprison his opponent. Trump instructs NARA to provide the documents to congressional committees.
The performance of presidential privilege continues.
Author: Evan Null
