On the recordNovember 9, 2021
the executive privilege does not exist to protect the individual who happens to be president, it exists to protect the institution of the presidency
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Tanya Chutkan
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transcripts.cnn.comTanya Chutkan: “the executive privilege does not exist to protect the individual who happens to be president, it exists to protect the…”
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Judge Chutkan explained the purpose of executive privilege in the context of a legal dispute between a former president and the current president.
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