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.

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 ...

House Republicans probe former President Joe Biden's mental acuity while in office, as the Trump administration waives executive privilege for former White House aides.

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

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, ...

Executive privilege is a recognized constitutional-based power of presidents to withhold information from those who have compulsory powers such as congressional committees.

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… ...

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 ...

Special Counsel Robert Hur described President Biden as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." The White House did not invoke executive privilege to block the release of the transcript ...

Trump claimed executive privilege over the full Mueller report, and his administration hasn't ruled out trying to use privilege to stop special counsel Robert Mueller from testifying before Congress ...

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 ...