White House Asserts Executive Privilege Over Mueller Report

President Trump is asserting executive privilege in an effort to seal Special Counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted final report. A statement from the White House accuses the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee of a "blatant abuse of power" by seeking the full report in a subpoena. The committee is considering whether Attorney General Bill Barr should be held in contempt of Congress. New York Democrat Jerry Nadler accused the Trump administration of unprecedented obstruction. 

Nadler chairs the judiciary panel, which is considering whether Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt of Congress. 

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