'Insulate the President': Democrats Blast Trump's Move to Shield Outside Advisers From Congressional Subpoenas

A new Office of Legal Counsel memo says Trump may invoke executive privilege over confidential official communications with private lawyers and outside advisers (Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)

For most of the modern presidency, the shield of executive privilege stopped at the edge of the government payroll.

A Justice Department opinion released this week argues it should reach further, to the private lawyers and outside advisers the president consults beyond it.