Executive privilege normally keeps White House communications secret. But both Trump and Biden waived the privilege during investigations of each other.

Before Williams appeared in front of the committee, the Trump White House pulled back her shield of executive privilege, a move that required the ex-Biden aide to provide “unrestricted testimony ...

Anthony Bernal, a senior adviser to Jill Biden, was slated to appear the same week but refused after President Donald Trump waived executive privilege for all of the former aides in the investigation.

The former Biden aide was an assistant to the president and a senior adviser to Jill Biden. President Donald Trump waived executive privilege for all witnesses, leading Bernal to cancel last month.

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