ReCoRD

Reading Comprehension with Commonsense Reasoning Dataset


PASSAGE

(CNN) Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to testify next week before the Senate intelligence committee, but President Donald Trump may try to stop him by asserting executive privilege. It would not work. Trump cannot use executive privilege to keep Comey from testifying about discussions that may point to potential misconduct, and that's especially true now that Trump has already made those discussions public. Although The New York Times reported that the President is not planning on doing so, he could change his mind, according to two senior administration officials. Executive privilege is not a well-defined legal concept. You can't find the words "executive privilege" anywhere in the Constitution. It's not written down in any federal statute, and it's not part of the rules of evidence.

  • Executive privilege is a doctrine with no legal weight previously challenged in court
  • Page Pate: It's unlikely attempt to stop Comey's testimony by invoking it would work


QUERY
Just like the travel ban litigation, it looks like X's mouth has again foreclosed a legal defense he may really need.

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