Trump invokes executive privilege to withhold his Kennedy Center communications in Rep. Beatty's lawsuit

Political Guyentist · October 16, 20261 min read

Deputy White House counsel Joshua Hoyt's claim covers Trump's talks with government and outside advisers and with center staff, which Joyce Beatty (Rep-D Ohio)'s lawyers call improper because Trump appointed himself board chair.

The planned renovation would close the Kennedy Center for 2 years.
DOJ called Beatty's discovery request a "fishing expedition."
The privilege claim reaches advisers outside government, not just White House staff.

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The planned renovation would close the Kennedy Center for 2 years.
The story states this duration without saying who gives it. SOURCES include closure-related court orders and board-reapproval coverage, but the exact two-year span is a plan rather than an established fact.