A federal judge on Sunday granted former U.S. President Donald Trump’s request for a “special master” to review documents seized from his Mar\u002Da\u002DLago resort,…
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Former President Richard Nixon attempted to claim the privilege to prevent White House records from being made public after his resignation. The Court in that case said Nixon could be heard on his privilege claims but ultimately rejected his attempt to shield the records, finding the sitting president is “in the best position” to make privilege determinations.
Trump would then have to overcome Biden’s position that executive privilege does not apply to the materials, and must show any harm from privilege violations outweighs the government’s need for the documents in its criminal probe into Trump’s possession of classified records, Kitrosser said.
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