News Summary

• The White House is arguing that the president can keep secret not just the conversations he has with his advisers within the White House, but that his dealings with individuals outside the government can be shielded as well.
• The administration has taken the stance that it can ignore a Watergate-era law prohibiting the destruction of White House documents.
• The posturing comes as Trump, in his second term, has been notably reliant on a constellation of business moguls, non-government attorneys and old friends to help shape his agenda.