Trump’s supporters have argued that a president cannot function if privilege can be taken away by a successor, exposing sensitive decision-making and opening up the previous administration to scrutiny. Trump sues to block any testimony, which would force the courts to determine the extent to which a former president can be protected by privilege. It also sets up a potential court battle if Mr. Trump, who has argued that his decisions and deliberations are protected by executive privilege. The decision runs counter to the views of former President Donald J.
The officials learned in May that they could provide information about how the department planned for and responded to the vote certification on Jan. Both panels are scrutinizing the bid by officials in the Trump White House to force the Justice Department to undermine President Biden’s victory, as well as the events leading up to the Capitol riot, as Congress convened to formally tally the electoral results. Witnesses can give “unrestricted testimony” to the House Oversight and Reform Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee, the department said. 6 attack on the Capitol, according to a letter obtained by The New York Times. The Justice Department notified former officials this week that they could testify to the various committees investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to subvert the results of the presidential election and the Jan.
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