And even on the Mueller-related matters, it defies credulity for the president to claim executive privilege over matters that his appointees have already discussed with the special counsel. Yet this president regularly flouts legal norms and even the rule of law, calling for political opponents to be prosecuted or discriminated against by federal agencies while his administration undermines or flatly refuses to enforce statutes and regulations it doesn’t like.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 24, 2019 21:22 UTC