Trump is basically waiving this security, allowing them to investigate him, he is clean so it will eventually be a nothing burger, but then the precedent is set meaning.
We can go back in time, and remove the executive privilege of past presidents, and dig into what evil they have done and bring it to light.
ELI5, I don't get it
When you are president you get certain protections - one is called "Executive Privilege"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_privilege
Trump is basically waiving this security, allowing them to investigate him, he is clean so it will eventually be a nothing burger, but then the precedent is set meaning.
We can go back in time, and remove the executive privilege of past presidents, and dig into what evil they have done and bring it to light.
What if past presidents don't relinquish their executive privilege? Can it be removed for them in that case?
Yes, a precedent is set.
That's not what's happening at all. His executive privilege was rejected and he's appealing the rejection.
But I thought he did try to argue executive privilege and it got shot down?