Meanings of assert executive in English

Presidents can assert executive privilege to prevent government employees from sharing information.

The Justice Department said allowing such cooperation did not mean Trump relinquished the right to assert executive privilege now.

Democrats have argued Trump waived the right to assert executive privilege by allowing advisers to cooperate extensively with Mueller.

Trump said on Friday he would decide within a week or so whether to assert executive privilege to block McGahn from testifying before Congress.

The Post said the White House planned to assert executive privilege to prevent McGahn and other current and former Trump administration officials from testifying.

Trump said the White House lawyers had not "made a final, final decision" about whether to assert executive privilege, according to the Post.

It was the second time Bush asserted executive privilege in four days.

With Obama's asserting executive privilege, however, that's become a lot less likely.

Obama asserted executive privilege to block the disclosure of the documents.

Could Trump be challenged in court if he asserts executive privilege?

The White House has asserted executive privilege over the documents withheld by Holder.

Mr Trump has hit back by asserting executive privilege over the report, shielding it from public view.

The Trump administration has also asserted executive privilege to prevent lawmakers from obtaining the unredacted Mueller report.

But it was not clear that McGahn would comply, especially if the White House asserts executive privilege.

President Donald Trump has hit back by asserting executive privilege over the report, shielding it from public view.

On Wednesday, Trump asserted executive privilege over documents related to his administration's push to add a citizenship question to the census.