Trump invokes executive privilege to withhold his Kennedy Center communications in Rep. Beatty's lawsuit
Beatty is suing over Trump's plans to rename the center and close it for renovations.
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.