Reading Room Document
Assertion of Executive Privilege Concerning the Dismissal and Replacement of U.S. Attorneys
Executive privilege may properly be asserted over the documents and testimony concerning the dismissal and replacement of U.S. Attorneys that have been subpoenaed by congressional committees. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/451161/download.
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