DOJ: Executive Privilege Shields Trump's Outside Advisers
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- The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel concluded Monday that executive privilege can shield Trump's communications with "private advisers" outside of the government.
- Democrats have been planning to bypass expected White House stonewalling by subpoenaing companies rather than relying on direct White House cooperation, a strategy the OLC opinion could complicate.
Why it matters: The OLC opinion gives the White House a formal legal basis to argue that communications with outside advisers — not just formal staff — are protected, potentially forcing Democrats into court before any testimony or documents are produced and slowing their oversight timelines.
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