Reexamine White House–DOJ contact limits beyond Counsel↔AG/DAG
Mandate says the next Administration should reexamine the traditional policy that White House–DOJ contact occurs only between White House Counsel and the Attorney General or Deputy Attorney General, and consider additional channels.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 1 (White House Office) — Office of White House Counsel: traditionally both Counsel and the AG have required contact only between White House Counsel and the AG/DAG; the next Administration should reexamine this policy and determine whether communication through additional channels might be more efficient or appropriate.
Undo plan
1) Reinstate a written White House–DOJ contacts policy limiting substantive case/investigation contacts to Counsel↔AG/DAG (or designated DAG equivalents).
2) Require contemporaneous logs of any exception, with notice to DOJ OIG and White House Counsel ethics staff.
3) Prohibit White House political staff from directing charging, investigative, or civil-enforcement decisions.
4) Seek statutory or appropriations report language affirming DOJ independence norms if practice-only rules keep failing.
5) Verify: DOJ OIG audit of White House contacts; public summary of policy compliance.