The White House counsel stopped short of invoking blanket executive privilege, but he said the White House would only co-operate with narrow requests from Nadler if Congress explained the legislative purposes behind them. White House officials said the release of a redacted version of Mueller’s 448-page report last month made the congressional probes unnecessary and gratuitous. “The appropriate course is for the Committee to discontinue the inquiry,” the White House counsel wrote. The coming legal battle could stretch to 2020, and the White House is aiming to tie up congressional probes until Election Day. Democrats are also seeking Mueller’s testimony, though a date has not been set.

Source: National Post May 15, 2019 17:26 UTC