Donald Trump Assertsbr Executive Privilege Overbr Unredacted Mueller Report Trump has used his executive power to preventbr the full disclosure of Robert Mueller’s report. The order was delivered to the House Judiciarybr Committee just as they were voting on whether tobr hold AG William Barr in contempt of Congress. Trump’s move is in retribution for thebr committee’s refusal to postpone their vote,br as requested by the Justice Department. Sarah Sanders,br via statement Trump’s decision is considered abr “protective assertion” of privilegebr and will allow him to decide whatbr information will be withheld. This does not cast Trump in abr favorable light, as he has consistentlybr remarked that the report offered himbr “complete and total exoneration.” Jerry Nadler, chair of the committee, reaffirmedbr their stance in the matter, saying nobodybr “can be permitted to be above the law.