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Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center court fight

A White House lawyer argues that records on the president's management of the arts center, including efforts to add his name, are off-limits in a court fight with Representative Joyce Beatty.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on BBN Overnight
Published 12:18 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by NBC News: “Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center court fight”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:18 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman; aired 2 times.
Topics: Kennedy Center, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center legal fight (October 15).

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA White House lawyer says the president's management of the Kennedy Center, including efforts to add his name to it, is covered by executive privilege and should stay out of a court fight.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the documents about putting a name on a building are now state secrets. I'd read those first.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNewsmax and the Washington Examiner both have it, and the case is with Congresswoman Joyce Beatty.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEverything in there is classified except the lettering, which is somehow still in dispute.

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