Biden Shoots Down Trump’s Executive Privilege Claim Once Again

President Joe Biden on Monday shot down yet again his predecessor’s latest attempt to invoke executive privilege over a new round of White House records sought by the House Jan. 6 committee.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1392095
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If only there were a way to stop these endless demands and assertions of “former executive’s privilege” from slowly working their way through the court systems… What part of “baseless” doesn’t the judicial system understand?

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Doing some light editing:
Trump…“would destroy the very fabric of our constitutional separation of powers and invade fundamental privileges designed to maintain the autonomy and functioning of the Executive Branch.”

There, I fixed it.

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“would destroy the very fabric of our constitutional separation of powers"

Kinda like invading the Capitol and trying to overturn an election through violence?

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But I thought T***** had automatic irrevocable NDA’s on everything?

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Let’s see if the number of failed executive privilege attempts surpasses the number of failed court cases.

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Great! Now it’ll just be another 59 years and it’ll all come out into the light!

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Yup. NDA: No Decent Attorneys.

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Donnie has a learning disorder.

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Haha!!
And Or
Donni IS a learning disorder. :clown_face:

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Donnie ARE a learning disorder.

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Does the archivist have to wait for a court decision before releasing the materials or can he just proceed unless and until a court grants Trump an injunction?

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Underneath the formal language it’s exactly like an adult telling a 3-year-old “no” for the second time, firmly and finally.

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Both!

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If we were part of the trum-publican anti-democracy cult, we would erect gallows outside of Supreme Court, and bust into the place, creating violence until we get our way.

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no dice, donnie

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All! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

But, but, wasn’t the request delivered on stationary that came from “Donald Trump 45th President of the United States”?

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So does this mean that the documents will be released immediately? Have they already been released? If not, why not? How long is this expected to take? TPM, it would be nice to get some clarification on this.

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