Trump declares entire Mueller report and all associated materials protected by executive privilege

by Mark Sumner

Daily Kos Staff Emeritus

Wednesday, May. 08, 2019 Wednesday, May. 08, 2019 at 7:28:04am PDT

US President Donald Trump smiles as he speaks during a Make America Great Again rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 27, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

In advance of the contempt vote on Attorney General William Barr, Donald Trump followed through on threats to take the entire Mueller report hostage.

Trump just invoked executive privilege over the Dem demands for the Mueller report and underlying evidence pic.twitter.com/Cic0xMCqEV
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 8, 2019

Trump’s stonewalling and obstruction have reached a new level, with an unprecedented, massive expansion of executive authority that, if allowed to stand, represents an effective end of congressional oversight.