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I think I heard today that it depends on what the conversation is about... secondwind Oct 2021 #1
Right, like I said, I think Trump is applying it incorrectly and he is using it Claustrum Oct 2021 #5
If the records are released what's Trump gonna do? Kingofalldems Oct 2021 #2
Oh, you know, the usual, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2021 #4
dont think so jcgoldie Oct 2021 #3
Do you have any article or the name of the constitutional laywer that said it? Claustrum Oct 2021 #7
watch the segment on executive privilege from Nicole's show today jcgoldie Oct 2021 #12
For conversations in the duty of his office, it is the office of the president that has privilege Bev54 Oct 2021 #6
It will be tied up for years, and it's unlikely there is anything in writing Hoyt Oct 2021 #8
Doesn't matter either way. They're all going to skate. That's the way "justice" rolls in the US. PSPS Oct 2021 #9
Well said. mia Oct 2021 #14
Bannon didn't skate, the ones that mueller charged didn't skate. Did some of them get wrongful PortTack Oct 2021 #19
I must have missed Bannon's stint in the joint. Please enlighten me. Otherwise, he skated. PSPS Oct 2021 #42
He was indicted for the scam wall funding. Had he not been wrongly pardoned he would have PortTack Oct 2021 #47
LOL. I left "had he not been..." off my list. He skated. PSPS Oct 2021 #55
Privileges come in different flavors Effete Snob Oct 2021 #10
The first thing to realize iss that Executive Privilege is a QUALIFIED privilege & not an ABSOLUTE hlthe2b Oct 2021 #11
That seems to run contrary to the poster below you. Claustrum Oct 2021 #23
No. It is not counter at all. Even for an in-office President, EP is QUALIFIED, not ABSOLUTE hlthe2b Oct 2021 #31
Thank you for your detailed explanation. Claustrum Oct 2021 #33
The Supreme Court has held that a former president has standing to assert EP onenote Oct 2021 #13
Thank you. Claustrum Oct 2021 #16
I'm not sure that Bannon's status would be determinative in and of itself. onenote Oct 2021 #18
You would do well to read Neil Eggleston's take on this from WAPO, which Laurence Tribe likewise hlthe2b Oct 2021 #32
And Eggleston and Tribe would do well to address this unambiguous statements of the Supreme Court onenote Oct 2021 #45
Well we all know that Karma13612 Oct 2021 #48
They DID just that! hlthe2b Oct 2021 #49
Where did they do "just that"? onenote Oct 2021 #50
Had you read the full piece & others you'd know these ACTUAL consitutional experts acknowledged that hlthe2b Oct 2021 #51
I did read the full piece and again ask you to point to where they acknowledge onenote Oct 2021 #54
And I'm Hearing That The Priviledge Is With THe Office Not The Person Me. Oct 2021 #40
Do confessions of ex-Catholics remain privileged? Effete Snob Oct 2021 #15
I made it very clear that I think Trump doesn't have the right to claim "executive privilege" here. Claustrum Oct 2021 #20
People believe whatever their mood suits them Effete Snob Oct 2021 #34
From Larry Tribe EleanorR Oct 2021 #17
The government should have the right to any and all documents and court appearances that had joetheman Oct 2021 #21
Did trump issue an EO to that effect while still in office? brush Oct 2021 #22
The EO issued was from Bush back in 2001 from the article I linked. Claustrum Oct 2021 #24
If that is allowed for a president who tried to overthrow our government, then that we are JohnSJ Oct 2021 #25
Just because an ex-president may claim executive privilege (in a general sense) doesn't make Trump's Claustrum Oct 2021 #27
We will see, because it will be the SC that will determine what is a legitimate use of EP, and what JohnSJ Oct 2021 #30
I don't think so. Ocelot II Oct 2021 #26
I guess we'll find out next Thursday, when the first batch are scheduled to appear. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2021 #28
I will post the response from post 13 credited to Onenote which is contrary to what you said Claustrum Oct 2021 #29
See... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #35
trump's claim of executive privilege is a lot like the cloud of NDAs he leaves in his wake... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #36
What if the Exectutive Order is Outside of the Constitutionally Restricted Powers of the President? PurgedVoter Oct 2021 #37
The current president would need to sign off on that...and Biden won't. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #38
Not From What i've Read Me. Oct 2021 #39
From my understanding after a long back and forth above with a few posters with way more Claustrum Oct 2021 #41
TFG Can Claim Anything He Wants Me. Oct 2021 #43
I don't recall Richard Nixon ever claiming EP after he left office FakeNoose Oct 2021 #57
EXACTLY Me. Oct 2021 #60
Fuck that. So any lame duck president can plan a coup and then exert executive privilege if or when ecstatic Oct 2021 #44
"Not-Tested-in-Court Yet" should be Trump's presidential nickname kcr Oct 2021 #46
The system works best when we have Presidents that are honest. scarytomcat Oct 2021 #52
To paraphrase Abe Lincoln... kentuck Oct 2021 #53
A lot of peopje UnderThisLaw Oct 2021 #56
Certainly not in conduct of a crime against the current chief executive. Uncle Joe Oct 2021 #58
George Bush was likely legally advised to do it so he could cover his criminal ass. BeckyDem Oct 2021 #59
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