Biden White House won't assert executive privilege over Kushner testimony

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

President Biden's White House will not assert executive privilege over any aspects of testimony from former President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the congressional committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, a spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.

White House communications director Kate Bedingfield reiterated Biden's belief that the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol represented a unique threat to democracy and that "the constitutional protection of executive privilege should not be used to shield from Congress or the public information about an attack on the Constitution itself."

"The White House has decided not to assert executive privilege over the testimony of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump," Bedingfield said.

She declined to comment on any private communications between White House lawyers and attorneys for Trump or Kushner.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-white-house-wont-assert-executive-privilege-over-kushner-testimony/ar-AAVDlmq

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Tough luck Jared.

[dem4decades]

1. Maybe Biden should have been his own AG.

[calimary]

3. No kidding.

Has somebody tried to wake up the Attorney General yet?

[dem4decades]

5. I've never wished to be so wrong in my life but I was wrong about Mueller too.

[panader0]

6. We still haven't seen Mueller's unredacted report. Blame Barr, not Mueller.

[dem4decades]

8. Barr' s not there anymore.

[calimary]

7. Right there with ya, my friend.

In both cases.

[FarPoint]

2. Makes perfect sense....

Let's not forget he never got a Security Clearence for his White House gig....

[PatSeg]

12. Yep, first thing that popped in my head

They could probably write books about Kushner's behind-the-scenes activities in the White House.

[swimboy]

4. To borrow a quote from swag:

“Yeah, huh.”

[ShazzieB]

9. No surprises there.

Biden has been 100% consistent about denying claims of executive privilege where January 6 is concerned.

This statement sums things up perfectly: "The constitutional protection of executive privilege should not be used to shield from Congress or the public information about an attack on the Constitution itself."

[BlueIdaho]

11. Why the hell would he do that?

We need to remind America about the exact purpose of executive privilege and clearly define who it is meant to cover and when. It is not, and never has been intended as a literal “get out of jail free” card.

[PatSeg]

13. Yes, it was never meant to protect criminal activity

It was for national security purposes.

[BlueIdaho]

14. Exactly!