House Oversight Committee accused Trump Administration
The committee issued subpoenas for records related to the removal of inspectors general and career officials. The administration asserted executive privilege over broad categories of internal deliberations and declined to produce the documents, prompting the committee to schedule a contempt report.
The accusation
House Oversight Committee
The House Oversight Committee accused the administration of withholding documents subpoenaed as part of an inquiry into agency personnel actions.
The response
Trump Administration
The White House Counsel's Office stated the assertion of privilege protected deliberative communications and that the committee had refused to narrow its requests. It offered to resume negotiations over scope.
Institutions involved
Sources — primary documents first
- Committee subpoena (public notice)https://oversight.house.gov
- White House privilege letter (public release)https://www.whitehouse.gov
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