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What Is Trump's Argument in the Mazars Case?
Roxanne Jones: The supreme court has said that the constitution allows presidents to keep some communications they have with their topa secret. This idea is that, even though the term isn't explicitly mentioned in the constitution, it's a fundamental part of how presidents should be able to exercise their constitutional responsibilities. Some imes, the president's assertion of executive privilege has to give way when there's some more important interest at stake., she says.Jones: In this lawsuit, trump spends an enormous amount of time talking about something else, and that is that the january sixth committee is going beyond its constitutional authority by asking for these records.
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