Clinton to shield aides, lawyers say Questioning of top adviser provokes decision to invoke executive privilege

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: February 25, 1998| Author: JOHN M. BRODER AND DON VAN NATTA JR. | Copyright information

President Clinton is invoking executive privilege to shield top aides from testifying about internal White House discussions on the Monica Lewinsky investigation, according to lawyers involved in the case.

White House lawyers spent the weekend preparing legal briefs to assert executive privilege on behalf of the president before a federal judge at a hearing that could occur as early as this week.

The president decided to take the step, which has profound legal and political i...

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