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Iowa governor’s office insists executive privilege can block release of staff emails

The governor’s office turned over more than 800 pages of documents to the Des Moines Register but withheld four emails it says contain “candid private advice and counsel from her most senior advisors. ”

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The Iowa governor's office is asserting executive privilege to withhold the release of certain staff emails. The governor's office has provided over 800 pages of documents to the Des Moines Register but is withholding four emails that contain private advice from senior advisors.

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