Is executive privilege a new power? No, the concept has been part of the presidency since the earliest days of the U.S. government. In 1792, President George Washington contemplated with cabinet ...

President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege to keep parts of Robert Mueller's report secret, setting up a likely legal fight with Congress.

Outlook ‘Executive privilege’ is a new concept built on a shaky legal foundation. It’s not mentioned in the Constitution, and the Supreme Court only recognized it in 1974.

Donald Trump is considering waiving executive privilege for Steve Bannon, according to two sources familiar with the situation, but federal prosecutors don’t believe the former President’s ...

The House committee seeking executive branch documents in its investigation of the Jan. 6 attack is likely to force a standoff between Congress and former President Trump over the issue of executiv… ...

PostEverything Executive privilege is vitally important. But not at the expense of national security. The courts might hold that Trump’s Ukraine conversations are privileged.

For now, at least, these disputes are pitched at a categorical level. If and when courts reach specific claims of executive privilege, they’ll find some clarity, but also a series of open questions, ...

Biden declines Trump request to withhold records 01:47. Washington — President Biden has rejected former President Trump's assertion of executive privilege for the first set of Trump White House ...

A federal judge took issue with former President Donald Trump's claim that executive privilege protects his administration's documents sought by the House select committee investigating the ...

Executive privilege claims have risen sharply since the 1950s, but most presidents since Dwight D. Eisenhower have assured Congress that such claims would only be asserted with their personal ...

Senior officials at the Justice Department have claimed that executive privilege should bar a lawyer dismissed from the department from testifying to Congress about a disagreement with supervisors ...