FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will not invoke executive privilege to block former FBI Director James Comey’s scheduled testimony before Congress this week, the White House said on Monday [6-5-17].
‘In order to facilitate a swift and thorough examination of the facts sought by the Senate Intelligence Committee, President Trump will not assert executive privilege regarding James Comey’s scheduled testimony,’ White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters.
Comey was leading a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into alleged Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election and possible collusion by Trump’s campaign when the president fired him last month.
Presidents can assert executive privilege to prevent government employees from sharing information.”
-Steve Holland and Julia Edwards Ainsley, “Trump will not block ex-FBI chief Comey’s testimony: White House,” Reuters, June 5, 2017 04:38pm