The White House on Friday formally blocked an attempt by Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the January 6 attack on the Capitol when he was U.S. president. ADVERTISEMENT“The president has determined an assertion of executive privilege isn’t warranted for the first set of documents from the Trump White House that have been provided to us by the National Archives,” Psaki said. Meanwhile, the January 6 Select Committee threatened criminal contempt charges against Steve Bannon, the longtime Trump adviser who is refusing to cooperate with the inquiry. Executive privilege is a legal doctrine that protects the confidentiality of some communications between White House officials. Legal experts have said Trump, as the former president, cannot lawfully use executive privilege to block subpoenas issued by the select committee.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 08, 2021 19:41 UTC