With the options available, why did Obama choose to invoke executive privilege?

That, at least to me, is the pregnant question. He had a number of other options but 4 months from a critical election, chose the most controversial and potentially damaging one.

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Why?

Let’s begin with a quote from a former White House counsel from a Powerline post:……..

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via With the options available, why did Obama choose to invoke executive privilege?.

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