Rep. Meng slams DOJ memo extending executive privilege to outside advisers
Summary
The Justice Department issued a memo stating that President Trump can use executive privilege to protect communications with outside advisers, not just government employees. Representative Grace Meng criticized this change during a CBS News interview.Key Facts
- The Justice Department released a memo about executive privilege.
- Executive privilege lets the president keep some communications private.
- Previously, this privilege mostly applied to government workers.
- The new memo extends this privilege to private, outside advisers.
- Representative Grace Meng is against this change.
- Meng represents New York and is on the House Appropriations Committee.
- She shared her views on the CBS News program called "The Takeout."
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