They're applying the same procedures that applied when Trump was president.
Now there is a sliver of an argument (it will lose) but it isn't frivolous to claim that a former president should be able to assert privilege . . .
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The problem is that Biden has said no, so the issue isn't whether Trump can assert the privilege. The issue is who has the final say, Biden or Trump.
The last book in my Making of America series, in paperback inspired by the idea that the world would be a better place if 9th graders understood constitutional history.
Oh, yeah. I usually do birth announcements when a new book comes out. Cheesy, right?
We all know that Trump doesn't do well in court, where facts matter. He'd be well-advised not to try to fight the executive privilege matter in court. Yes, he'll lose. It could also backfire.
One side wants to speed up the process. They envision a conveyor belt. For much of our history, criminal justice meant putting black men in jail. In autocracies, criminal justice is to put political dissenters in jail. . .