That we have gone from that argument on July 7 — https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/07/07/us/politics/trump-mcconnell-supreme-court.amp.html … — to this reality less than two months later is as aggressive a position as McConnell and Grassley’s move in 2016 to block movement on Garland’s nomination. And everyone should understand that.
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I still don’t understand what the governing procedures are here. Both the statute and EO require that privilege claims be made by the former or current president personally. There is nothing allowing the former president’s lawyer or the Justice Department to assert privilege.
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There was no assertion. These documents were provided to the committee under 2205(3).
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But the committee requested documents from the archives. 2205(3) allows the former president access, but it doesn’t have anything to do with NARA’s duty to produce documents to the committee.
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Yes, they’re still working, although it’s possible that Grassley will tell them to stop at some point(?) ... That’s separate, and has nothing to do with this.
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Chris - you are relentless and I admire your tenacious reporting. Anytime something happens with the Courts, you are the only reporter I can read to understand what happened & how it effects me. If someone hasn't given you a pat on the back lately - I am sending one tonight!
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