From WSJopinion: If a president’s diplomatic communications might have evidence of impeachable conduct, Congress is entitled to see them, write Jean Galbraith and MDParadis
President Trump has refused to cooperate with the “official impeachment inquiry” Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced last month.
One line of defense is executive privilege, a principle holding that certain executive-branch communications, especially related to diplomacy, may be kept from Congress. The White House says the privilege limits the testimony of former officials, and Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, cited it in refusing to comply with a subpoena.
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