Trump asserts executive privilege over Mueller report in last bid effort to protect Bill Barr from Congress

Trump asserts executive privilege over Mueller report in last bid effort to protect Bill Barr from Congress
William Barr image via PBS NewsHour
Mark Sumner
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Daily Kos
May 08, 2019 | 10:34AM ETNews & Politics

In advance of the contempt vote on Attorney General William Barr, Donald Trump followed through on threats to take the entire Mueller report hostage.

Trump’s stonewalling and obstruction have reached a new level, with an unprecedented, massive expansion of executive authority that, if allowed to stand, represents an effective end of congressional oversight.

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