Patricia Millett

United States Circuit Judge

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Now if an attorney providing legal advice to her were to tell the secretary, ‘You have the legal authority to expletive-eff word the court order and go ahead and disembark people,’ might it be accurate to say that that attorney would just as well be in contempt of court
Congress has not ceded unfettered authority to the Executive Branch to dramatically redesign, reshape, and reconstruct the White House—the People’s House—to fit a particular President’s desires,
Austin 'acted within the bounds of his legal authority, and we decline to second-guess his judgment.'
The bold assertion that the Executive can act with utter lawlessness, destroying treasured national landmarks and harming the interests of individuals, and that no court can stop it flouts our constitutional order,
In short, Dr. Navarro has acknowledged that even if executive privilege had been invoked, that would not have excused his categorical failure to comply with the Select Committee’s subpoena,
Dr. Navarro first asserted executive privilege unilaterally without consulting with or receiving direction from President Trump,

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