President Trump Invoked Executive Privilege. Here’s the History of That Presidential Power

When Congress issues a subpoena for documents, usually they get what they want. But that's not the case for certain documents related to the 2020 Census question about citizenship, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday in a letter to Elijah E. Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The reason: President Trump is invoking executive privilege.


The committee voted to recommend holding Attorney General William P.

When Congress issues a subpoena for documents, usually they get what they want. But that's not the case for certain documents related to the 2020 Census question about citizenship, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday in a letter to Elijah E. Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The reason: President Trump is invoking executive privilege. The committee voted to recommend holding Attorney General William P.