American President Donald Trump has declared executive privilege to hide parts of a Special Counsel report from Congress. The report is the findings of an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. On Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd sent a letter to Representative Jerrold Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee. It said: “This is to advise you that the President has asserted executive privilege over the entirety of the subpoenaed materials.” Boyd wrote that the action was necessary. He said it was the result of the committee’s plan to hold a vote advising that Attorney General William Barr be declared in contempt of Congress. Nadler called the President’s action “unprecedented obstruction.” He said, “As a co-equal branch of government, we must have access to the materials that we need to fulfill our constitutional responsibilities...”
Title: Trump Fights Congress over Mueller Report
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election.</span> <span data-start-time='23979' data-end-time='37250'>On Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd sent a letter to Representative Jerrold Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee.</span> <span data-start-time='37250' data-end-time='50625'>It said: “This is to advise you that the President has asserted executive privilege over the entirety of the subpoenaed materials.”</span> <span data-start-time='50625' data-end-time='54563'>Boyd wrote that the action was necessary.</span> <span data-start-time='54563' data-end-time='66521'>He said it was the result of the committee’s plan to hold a vote advising that Attorney General William Barr be declared in contempt of Congress.</span> <span data-start-time='66521' data-end-time='73167'>Nadler called the President’s action “unprecedented obstruction.”</span> <span data-start-time='73167' data-end-time='87104'>He said, “As a co-equal branch of government, we must have access to the materials that we need to fulfill 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