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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Trump invokes ‘privilege,’ aims to block full Mueller report release
The White House is invoking executive privilege, reserving the right to block the full release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia probe, escalating President Donald Trump’s battle with Congress.
The administration’s decision was announced just as the House Judiciary Committee was gaveling in to consider holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress over failure to release the report.
Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York declares the action by Trump’s Justice Department as a clear new sign of the president’s “blanket defiance” of Congress’ constitutional rights. “Every day we learn of new efforts by this administration to stonewall Congress,” Nadler says. “This is unprecedented.”
— AP
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