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jberryhill

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20. what criminal complaint?

Tue Mar 28, 2017, 12:36 PM

Mar 2017

I'm not sure I understand your question.

Whether Yates can testify on the subject matter of her consultation with the White House is up to the White House at this point. It really depends on the exact subject matter in question.

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CBS obtained a copy of the letter sent to Yates attorney by the WH. [View all] herding cats Mar 2017 OP

Does anyone know if that is true? femmocrat Mar 2017 #1

Could Be Just An Idle Threat..... global1 Mar 2017 #3

The DOJ is punting to the White House gratuitous Mar 2017 #7

That was my take. herding cats Mar 2017 #18

yeah, weasel words. mopinko Mar 2017 #12

"deliberative process privilege"? is that a statute? yodermon Mar 2017 #2

Executive privilege Sanity Claws Mar 2017 #14

Your conversations with your attorney are confidential jberryhill Mar 2017 #15

Legal ? Is this what Trump's lawyer is saying? Botany Mar 2017 #19

what criminal complaint? jberryhill Mar 2017 #20

Sorry criminal investigation .... not complaint Botany Mar 2017 #22

The first two questions require inquiry jberryhill Mar 2017 #44

Thank you Botany Mar 2017 #46

Deliberative process privilege is the common-law principle elleng Mar 2017 #17

The following is from google, from wikipedia: "Deliberative process privilege is the common-law Akamai Mar 2017 #30

Sally Yates spoke to Obama directly FakeNoose Mar 2017 #4

Hearsay? femmocrat Mar 2017 #6

Possibly FakeNoose Mar 2017 #13

DoJ just handed off the matter to the White House. They have 24 new attorneys who can look at it. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #5

Trump is scared of Sally Yates Gothmog Mar 2017 #8

You bet! FakeNoose Mar 2017 #11

Were the communications before or after Trump was sworn in? KittyWampus Mar 2017 #9

After . . . ATL Ebony Mar 2017 #36

Geez. For a supposedly "nothing to see here, folks" situation Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #10

I get the Executive Privilege claim Pantagruel Mar 2017 #16

Yates' attorney rejected the WH assertion of "likely" privilege pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #21

You nailed it. herding cats Mar 2017 #23

Right. Looks like they had Nunes take that action for them, Volaris Mar 2017 #33

Nunes and Ryan for refusing to have him removed from the HPSCI herding cats Mar 2017 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author ymetca Mar 2017 #25

No longer an issue . . . ATL Ebony Mar 2017 #37

Senate will hear Yates Pantagruel Mar 2017 #38

Actually seems they just ignored the request. jmg257 Mar 2017 #43

Welcome to DU, Pantagruel! calimary Mar 2017 #35

And the coverup gets thicker, deeper and wider Augiedog Mar 2017 #24

She's a smart attorney, and I'm sure Thekaspervote Mar 2017 #26

maybe she can't testify about what she told the WH, but can't she testify about what she knows Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #27

None of her potential testimony is restricted; the WH never asserted privilege. pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #29

I think Spicer just lied about this mainstreetonce Mar 2017 #28

I hope Ms. Yates is committing EVERYTHING to print and video. Paladin Mar 2017 #31

Just like Nixon tried to claim Presidential Privilege about the WH tapes. Didn't work then & not now Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #32

So the DOJ said to check with the WH, and the WH didn't offer an objection? jmg257 Mar 2017 #39

When she said she still wanted to testify Nunes canceled the hearing. herding cats Mar 2017 #41

Ah - maybe a question she would want to skip because she might have contradicted WH statements. jmg257 Mar 2017 #42

Fishier and fishier. calimary Mar 2017 #40

ProPublica builds list of officials sent into Federal agencies as "beachhead teams." mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #45

That last paragraph sort of contradicts what Sean Spicer said today. kentuck Mar 2017 #47

Na - Its just what he said...DOJ said check with WH, WH didn't object. jmg257 Mar 2017 #49

Go Sally Yates! trump scared Cha Mar 2017 #48

Kick ck4829 Mar 2017 #50