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'''Executive privilege''' is the right of the [[Executive Branch]] to operate independently of [[Congress]] and the courts, and keep information developed within the Executive Branch confidential. The first use of executive privilege was made by the [[Founding Father]] [[George Washington]] in 1796. [[Congress]] demanded documents relating to the [[Jay Treaty]] but George Washington refused the demand based on executive privilege.
The purpose of executive privilege is to maintain separation of powers, and to protect diplomatic and military secrets.
President [[Harry Truman]] claimed Executive privilege after leaving office to avoid cooperating with [[HUAC]] and [[Senate_Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations#McCarthy|McCarthy Committee]] investigations.<ref>https://www.sott.net/article/385624-Manufacturing-McCarthyism-M-Stanton-Evans-and-the-truth-about-Joe-McCarthy</ref>
In ''[[United States v. Nixon]]'' (1973), the [[Supreme Court]] ruled that the president cannot absolutely refuse to turn over information wanted by the judiciary.
Executive privilege continues to be used by modern presidents in resisting demands for information.
==References==
*http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20020206.html
*https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290112,00.html
*U.S. Government and Politics
[[Category:United States Government]]