Trump claims executive privilege to keep Kennedy Center conversations secret

President Donald Trump is making a broad assertion of executive privilege to keep secret the conversations he has had about plans to renovate the Kennedy Center, the Justice Department said in a court filing this week.
A White House lawyer says in court documents released on Wednesday that Trump's executive privilege --which is the right of a president to keep confidential the communications he has with advisers -- would also cover his conversations with advisers who don't serve in government.
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