# DOJ opinion extends executive privilege to president’s communications with private advisers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/doj-opinion-extends-executive-privilege-to-presidents-communications-with-private-advisers/
- Published: 2026-08-11T14:38:21+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6022381-doj-executive-privilege-outside-advisers/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Government, Politics

## Summary

A new Justice Department memo argues the president can assert executive privilege not just over communications with his White House staff but also with “private advisors” outside of government, an interpretation that would broaden the number of individuals President Trump could try to shield from congressional investigations. The Monday opinion from DOJ’s Office of Legal…

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