Will the Mueller Report Stay Secret? U.S. v. Nixon Holds Clues
- What courts will weigh if Congress sues to force its release
- For the tapes in 1974, justices limited executive privilege
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If Donald Trump claims executive privilege to keep Robert Mueller’s report on Russia secret, it could trigger a crucial test of the presidential power.
Democratic leaders say they’ll subpoena the special counsel’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, as well as the evidence underlying it, if Attorney General William Barr declines to hand it over to Congress. If Barr balks at the subpoena, the legislators say, they’ll sue to enforce it.