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Showing Original Post only (View all)So, Trump Is Going to Play the Executive Privilege Card [View all]
and keep staffers, both present and past, from testifying in Congressional hearings? That's how it looks today. Apparently, an executive order to that effect will be issued by Trump.
Richard Nixon tried that. The House called it another count of Obstruction of Justice and added it to the Articles of Impeachment.
Shortly thereafter, Nixon was forced to resign in shame.
Refusing to allow Executive Branch staff and directors to testify in hearings held by the Legislative Branch is the very model of Obstruction of Justice. It is a high, high crime and misdemeanor. That, in itself, is grounds for impeachment.
I hope the current House leadership remembers Richard Nixon and his Executive Privilege claims. I hope it acts on that basis. Congress is a separate and equal branch of government, under the Constitution. That should never be forgotten, nor neglected.