DOJ heavyweights throw monkey wrench in Dem plans to put Trump allies in hot seat

President Donald Trump's private advisors and attorneys are now protected by executive privilege as long as their conversations relate to the president's official decision-making, according to a Tuesday memo from the Justice Department 's Office of Legal Counsel. "The need for presidential confidentiality applies to communications with private advisors just as it does with government officials," the 21-page memo stated. The memo, written by Assistant Attorney General Elliot Gaiser, comes months