Trump-Branded Executive Privilege - Mark Fiore
Donald Trump has yet another branding operation under way. This time rather than bad cologne or suspect bottled water, hes trying to put his stamp on how executive privilege works. To quote Indigo Montoya, you keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
The Insurrecter-in-Chief and his accomplices who are being subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection are crying executive privilege and stonewalling a full accounting of what actually led to that awful day. Never mind that executive privilege isnt an ironclad lockbox that wipes away all criminal and undemocratic activity by a former president and his cronies.
Steve Bannon hadnt worked at the White House for around three years at the time in question, yet he is trying to use the power of the office to shield him from accountability.
Trumps cries of executive privilege have so far lost in court, but theres definitely no guarantee that will continue if this fight finds its way to the Supreme Court.
In the meantime, go ahead, try and use executive privilege for your criminal acts, its all the rage!
Trump-Branded Executive Privilege - Mark Fiore (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2022
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