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to be clear (none / 0) (#3)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sun Jul 08, 2007 at 08:10:57 PM EST
this is different from the Watt and Gorsuch examples of my previous post. They werre then Executive branch employees and were properly instructed by Ronald Reagan, their superior, to assert executive privilege.

At that point, enforcement fell upon the Congress.

But the situation is different here precisely because the President is not Ms. Taylor's superior and can not legally direct her to do anything.

A technical difference but important for forcing the President to go to court to enforce executive privilege.

How it would happen is that a contempt proceeding is brought against Ms. Taylor, maybe this s the case to test out the inherent contempt business, and the President would intervene, in order to assert the executive privilege claim.

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I have to admit (none / 0) (#4)
by andgarden on Sun Jul 08, 2007 at 08:14:54 PM EST
that it would be sort of amusing to see some minor functionary dragged onto the floor of the House for summary sentencing. Smells bad, though.

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