'Basically executive privilege is a privilege that belongs to the government. It doesn't belong to the individual,' said Nick Akerman on Saturday.
would ruin the power of executive privilege for future presidents.
"The problem with that argument [executive privilege] is that the Supreme Court has already spoken to executive privilege back in 1974, when they ordered Nixon to produce his tapes to our office," Akerman said on Saturday."Basically executive privilege is a privilege that belongs to the government. It doesn't belong to the individual.
"Although the facts are unprecedented, this case is not a difficult one," the lawyers said in the court filing."This Court's review is unwarranted, and the petition for a writ of certiorari should be denied." If the Supreme Court decides to reject the request by Trump's lawyers, the federal appeals court's ruling on December 9 would be final.
Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said Saturday that former President Donald Trump is"very unlikely" to succeed with the Supreme Court at exerting executive privilege over White House records related to the investigation by the January 6 committee. Above, members of committee are seen on Capitol Hill on December 13 in Washington, D.C.
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