Sam Hananel, Author at Concord Monitor

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In this May 8, 2017, photo, then-FBI Director James Comey speaks to the Anti-Defamation League National Leadership Summit in Washington. Could President Donald Trump keep Comey from testifying to lawmakers about their private conversations? The White House appears to be considering raising the issue of executive privilege, but Trump may have a weak case for claiming that his conversations with Comey should be considered private, especially since the president himself has commented publicly about the circumstances surrounding Comey’s May 9 firing.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Could executive privilege block Comey testimony?

by Sam Hananel Associated PressJune 3, 2017

Could President Donald Trump keep former FBI Director James Comey from testifying to lawmakers about their private conversations?The White House appears to be considering raising the issue of executive privilege, but Trump may have a weak case for…