Lawyers for the Trump administration are seeking to shut down a revived contempt inquiry led by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, arguing in new filings that the court should cancel two scheduled witness examinations next week or allow the administration to block testimony on grounds of "executive privilege."In filings earlier this week, Justice Department lawyers argued the court is exceeding its authority. "At the outset, the Court’s inquiry exceeds its authority and is now intruding on the prerogatives of a co-equal branch," they wrote, adding that criminal contempt falls within the execu...

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