Trump Waives Executive Privilege Protection For Biden Aide Ahead Of Cognitive Fitness Hearings—
Ex-White House Staff Secretary and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Neera Tanden was told that executive privilege is “not justified” in her testimony on Tuesday for a congressional investigation into former President Joe Biden’s mental state and whether he authorized the use of autopen signatures for major executive actions.
Gary Lawkowski, the deputy counsel to President Donald Trump, wrote to Tanden on the same day she appeared before the GOP-led House Oversight Committee for a closed-door interview. The letter, reported by Semafor, said the “extraordinary nature” of the inquiry permitted an “accommodation” for Congress and noted that the White House counsel was not requesting that an agency counsel be permitted to attend.
