Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say
“There has been an unprecedented amount of interaction between the Executive Branch — particularly the White House — and the private sector that Congress has made clear is going to be the subject of oversight,” said Jamie Bair, a partner and head of congressional investigations at the law firm Crowell & Moring.
In a Justice Department memo and legal filings, the Trump administration is arguing that the president can keep secret not just the conversations he has with his advisers within the White House, but that his dealings with individuals outside the government can be shielded as well.
The president’s position on executive privilege for outside advisers could soon be tested in a Justice Department effort to block a subpoena to Boris Epshteyn – a legal adviser for Trump who does not work in the government – in a case brought by the American Bar Association to challenge the administration’s pressure campaign on law firms.
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