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Executive Privilege Expands to Private Advisors | US News
The Justice Department just dropped a bold legal opinion that could reshape how executive privilege is applied — now extending to private conversations between the President and non-government advisors, as long as they’re about official business. This move arms the administration with a new tool to resist subpoenas from a future Democratic Congress, arguing that candid advice from trusted outsiders must remain confidential to protect presidential decision-making. But it’s not automatic — each case will be judged on its merits, and legal experts are already debating how far this interpretation…
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