Trump, in invoking a blanket claim of executive privilege Wednesday, was responding to a subpoena from Congress for the Mueller report. The term itself -- executive privilege -- dates back only to the Eisenhower administration. He ultimately dropped the claim of executive privilege in regard to testimony to Congress about Lewinsky. He signed an executive order that gave the current president the ability to assert executive privilege over the documents of previous presidents. It was four years from the time Obama made his executive privilege claim regarding Fast and Furious before a judge rejected it .

Source: CNN May 08, 2019 22:31 UTC