President asserts executive privilege ?

[Robert W]

Nobody believes you and for good reason. You have never told the truth; ever.

Are you still pretending that the governor of SD had to murder her dog?

That is the ploy by Democrats. They say what you said. They refuse to tell the truth.
Why do you say murder when the animal was biter?

 

[Crepitus]

Oh, so now Executive Privilege is back as a thing for Biden.

Privilege to keep a taped interview away from the American people?

Oh, and this flies in the face of recent court rulings in DC that denied such privilege to President Trump.

And all done to protect Merrick Garland from contempt (which the House has since held Garland in contempt)?

Ain't that something?!?

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President Biden moved Thursday to block the release of audio recordings of his interview with special counsel Robert K. Hur by exerting executive privilege over the materials, saying House Republicans’ request for it is politically motivated.​

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The move comes as House Republicans plan a vote Thursday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over the audio recordings to Congress.​

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In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Kentucky Republican, Justice Department attorneys said Mr. Biden asserted his executive privilege, which they argue, would shield Mr. Garland from a contempt vote.​

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In a statement, Mr. Comer said the White House already waived privilege by releasing transcripts of Mr. Biden‘s interview with the special counsel. Calling the move a “Hail Mary,” Mr. Comer said Mr. Biden‘s efforts will not delay the contempt vote.​

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Biden blocks release of special counsel interview; asserts executive privilege

President Biden moved Thursday to block the release of audio recordings of his interview with special counsel Robert K. Hur by exerting executive privilege over the materials, saying House Republicans’ request for it is politically motivated.

www.washingtontimes.com

They already have the transcripts. They want the tapes so they can selectively and dishonestly leak portions of them.

Comer is a traitor to this country and should be in prison.

 

[Crepitus]

Biden is stonewalling this issue. The issue involves Hur who said Biden is not mentally competent.
Biden claimed executive privilege and Congress is denying he has it.

This looks bad for Biden.

Fuckin' republicans are always jerking something.

 

[Coyote]

So Republicans, who have full access to the transcript, are upset that they can’t have the actual audio to chop up, distort and use in their campaign ads to make Biden look bad.

Cry me a River.

 

[BluesLegend]

The fact that he's a public servant and one of the most powerful people on the planet is a legitimate need.

Again, what are you guys so afraid of?

They have already stated what they are afraid of, the GOP taking bits out of context and using them to damage Biden's campaign. Now that would be an overdue dose of KARMA but I disagree strongly with this practice when either side does it.

 

[Lesh]

The fact that he's a public servant and one of the most powerful people on the planet is a legitimate need.

Again, what are you guys so afraid of?

Legitimate CONGRESSIONAL need

 

[BackAgain]

Legitimate CONGRESSIONAL need

It is legit. And its legitimacy isn’t for you to decide, anyway, Letch.

The chances of Brandon having this absurd attempted invocation of executive privilege upheld in court are mighty fucking low.

 

[ThisIsMe]

What is the need? Congress has to show a legitimate legislative need.

Not a desire to chop it up and use it for campaign ads

Who said they would do that? What is Joe hiding?

 

[whitehall]

Trump is under a gag order and Biden invokes executive privilege to keep Americans ignorant of his criminal activity. No outrage in the media. The fix is in.

 

[Lesh]

Who said they would do that? What is Joe hiding?

That is how the rules are written

Keep up

 

[ThisIsMe]

That is how the rules are written

Keep up

What rules? Rules for executive privilege? Please share where these rules are written.

 

[JohnDB]

 

[Dreadnaught1968]

Because they can be easily sliced and diced and put together to say things that aren't true. The transcripts have been out for a long time now.

But the "transcripts" couldn't be?

 

[Whodatsaywhodat.]

Oh, I don’t know; they’ve been around for quite a while. We’ve done pretty good. MAGA on the other hand...poison.

Democrats have been around for a long time . Slave owners, kkk, ... some things don't change.

 

[Whodatsaywhodat.]

So Republicans, who have full access to the transcript, are upset that they can’t have the actual audio to chop up, distort and use in their campaign ads to make Biden look bad.

Cry me a River.

Using his own words ?

 

[OKTexas]

White House says Hur tapes are privileged as Congress moves to hold Garland in contempt — The Washington Post

President Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio and video recordings from the special counsel investigation into his handling of classified materials.

apple.news

Why?

But made determinations about Biden not based only on what he said but on how he spoke. How is that a subject of privilege?

And if the special counsel was actually performing his task independently of the DOJ (as the appointment pretends such appointments are), then the executive branch ought to not have any say over compliance with a Legislative branch subpoena for them.

Testimony in a federal investigation is not privileged, that extends to presidential advisors so they can speak freely. I guess the xiden regime figures they can run out the clock by forcing a law suit, they know they will lose.

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[Coyote]

Using his own words ?

You know exactly things can get chopped, altered etc.

Just for example, I read that someone used a tiny segment of audio and slowed it down to make the speaker sound mentally compromised.

 

[OKTexas]

They have the entire transcripts

Transcripts don't show mannerisms and tone.

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[candycorn]

Democrats have been around for a long time . Slave owners, kkk, ... some things don't change.

Actually you just highlighted two things that did change.

 

[OKTexas]

Let me remind you, even the president poop, is subject to executive privilege.

Excrement In the News

Excrement In the News

www.huffpost.com

The Bush White House is so concerned about Bush's security, the veil of secrecy extends over the president's bodily excretions. The special port-a-john captured Bush's feces and urine and flew the waste material back to the United States in the event some enterprising foreign intelligence agency conducted a sewage pipe operation designed to trap and examine Bush's waste material.

That "crap" has nothing to do with executive privilege. Also many world leaders do the same thing. Many things can be determined about a persons health by examining their waste. It can also show what medications and other drugs they might be on. That deals with national security.

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