[20210920]LSB10642_行政特权和前任总统：宪法原则和当前应用.pdf

CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Executive Privilege and Former Presidents: Constitutional Principles and Current Application September 20, 2021 A number of congressional committees, including the newly created House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (Select Committee), are currently investigating issues associated with the events of January 6, 2021. The Select Committee, which has suggested that it will conduct an inquiry that includes scrutinizing the actions of then-President Donald Trump, recently announced it was seeking a variety of relevant documents from the National Archives and Records Administration (National Archives) and other executive branch agencies. These initial requests included demands for Trump Administration documents, including “communications within and among the White House and Executive Branch agencies during the leadup to January 6th and on that day.” Signaling a possible legal confrontation, former President Trump responded to that announcement by asserting that the Select Committees requests were “being performed at the expense of long-standi