Former President Trump intends to assert executive privilege in a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Donald Trump intends to assert executive privilege in a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, a move that could prevent the testimony of one-time aides, according to a letter on behalf of the former president.and it makes clear that Trump plans to invoke privileges meant to protect presidential communications from being shared with Congress.
Patel said in a statement that he would “continue to tell the American people the truth about January 6.” It did not say whether he would comply. Because Trump no longer is in office, he cannot directly assert privilege to keep witnesses quiet or documents out of the hands of Congress. As the current president, Biden will have some say in the matter.
According to the committee, Alexander released a statement after the riot linking “Stop the Steal” to the Capitol rally permit and explaining that the intention was to direct attendees of the larger rally to march to the Capitol. The panel cited reports that Alexander had made reference “to the possible use of violence to achieve the organization’s goals” and had been in communication with the White House and members of Congress.John C.
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