Democrats to Ex-Trump Aide: You Can’t Dodge a Subpoena Just Because Trump Told You To

House Democrats investigating Donald Trump’s pandemic response have a new headache caused by ex-trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is refusing to comply with their subpoena because, as he put it, the 45th president gave him a “direct order” to claim executive privilege. Trump appeared to make such a decree last month, noting in a statement that he was instructing his former aide to “protect executive privilege” by not complying with the congressional “Witch Hunt” into his administration’s handling of COVID-19. As it turns out, this is not how claiming executive privilege works. Rep. James Clyburn, the House committee chairman probing… Read Full Article