Memorandum for John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs, from William H. Rehnquist, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Re: Power of Congressional Committee to Compel Appearance or Testimony of “White House Staff”

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HONORABLE JOHN D. EVELICEMAN Assistant to The President for Domestic Affairs ke: Power of Congressional Committee to Compel Appearance or Testimony of "White House Staff This subject obviously raises the question of "Executive Privilege", since generally speaking the power of a congre sional committee to investigate is an extremely broad one-- broad as the potential power of Congress to legislate. Baren blatt v.