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Woah. House Oversight interviewed Kris Kobach on Monday about the census, and in a new memo the committee’s Democrats say the White House “interfered directly and aggressively” to try to prevent Kobach from answering questions about his WH meetings.
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Oversight Dems say the White House tried to assert executive privilege over Kobach…
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Here’s the letter from Deputy WH Counsel Michael Purpura claiming executive privilege. oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat…
And on the day of Kobach’s interview with the committee (June 3), WH Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote: “Mr. Kobach's communications with the President or senior White House
advisers fall squarely within the scope of executive privilege” oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat…
advisers fall squarely within the scope of executive privilege” oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat…
Story: White House tried to block Kris Kobach from testifying about census politico.com/story/2019/06/…
Fascinating tidbit that @kyledcheney flagged >> in the 2007 OLC opinion that the White House cites to block Kobach, appeals court judges explicitly said their ruling would *not* apply to congressional demands for information.
politico.com/story/2019/06/…
politico.com/story/2019/06/…
