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Trump deploys 'nuclear option' to shield himself amid 'missing' Kennedy Center funds

President Donald Trump invoked executive privilege to shield his Kennedy Center records as the White House examines claims that a multimillion-dollar donation went missing. White House deputy counsel Joshua Hoyt formally asserted the privilege in a declaration filed Wednesday in a federal lawsuit brought by Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) over the crusade to…

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Raw Story· Oct 15, 5:48 PMTrump deploys 'nuclear option' to shield himself amid 'missing' Kennedy Center funds

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