The White House on Tuesday invoked executive privilege to bar former White House counsel Donald McGahn from complying with a congressional subpoena to provide documents to Congress related to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation. A formal claim of executive privilege is asserted by the president and accompanied by a letter from the attorney general. During the Mueller probe, McGahn wanted the White House to assert executive privilege so he did not have to testify to Mueller’s investigation. Please note Mr. Cipollone writes that his office will respond to the Committee about the White House documents,” Burck wrote. “There’s no justification for executive privilege any longer — and there’s not a chance that any court would say that executive privilege has not been waived.”Democrats on the panel also hold this view.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2019 15:35 UTC