DOJ Memo Expands Privilege Shield for Trump Aides Against Congress
TL;DR
The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel concludes that executive privilege can cover communications between President Trump and private advisers, potentially shielding them from congressional subpoenas and complicating Democrats' probes; the shield would apply to communications related to official presidential decisionmaking and kept confidential, though expert opinion on its breadth remains divided.
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