executive privilege
noun
: exemption from legally enforced disclosure of communications within the executive branch of government when such disclosure would adversely affect the functions and decision-making processes of the executive branch
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The Biden administration resisted releasing the audio recording itself, by Biden invoking executive privilege.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 16 May 2025
The log outlines what materials the administration is refusing to disclose under state secrets and executive privilege.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The president operates a secret government shielded from congressional oversight under the banner of state secrets or executive privilege.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
The Justice Department is invoking executive privilege in an attempt to block its former pardon attorney, Liz Oyer, from testifying before Congress about the circumstances of her firing.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 16 May 2025
The log outlines what materials the administration is refusing to disclose under state secrets and executive privilege.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The president operates a secret government shielded from congressional oversight under the banner of state secrets or executive privilege.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
The Justice Department is invoking executive privilege in an attempt to block its former pardon attorney, Liz Oyer, from testifying before Congress about the circumstances of her firing.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Executive privilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20privilege. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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