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Trump invokes privilege in Kennedy Center court fight
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President Donald Trump formally invoked executive privilege to sheild certain records from a Democratic Representative as a part of her ongoing legal challenge shutter the Kennedy Center for renovations.
President Trump formally invoked executive privilege to keep certain records from Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty in her legal challenge over his plan to temporarily close the Kennedy Center for renovations.
The White House said the move involved presidential communications privilege, which is a type of executive privilege.
White House Deputy Counsel Joshua Hoyt informed a federal judge on Wednesday about the president’s formal assertion of that privilege.
The dispute centered on records sought as part of Beatty’s ongoing case involving the Kennedy Center.
Executive privilege is not absolute and can be overcome if there is an adequate showing of need for the information at issue.
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