Historically, the president has been allowed to assert executive privilege over communications with executive branch staff, protecting them from disclosure. HuffPost reported that a DOJ official “argued its veracity by comparing it to a similar one made by President George W. Bush’s attorney general in 2007.” “Every senator who voted to confirm Blanche knew exactly what kind of Justice Department they were signing off on. “He’s using his newly installed attorney general/personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, to cover up his communications with private advisers and special interest cronies,” Schumer said on Facebook. We will not let Trump escape the accountability he deserves.”