In this Law360 article examining the potential effect of recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance on executive privilege on future congressional investigations, Sandeep Prasanna discussed the uncertainty facing companies that have interacted with the Trump administration. He noted that the DOJ opinion does not clearly define which outside individuals may qualify as "direct advisers" for purposes of privileged interactions with the White House. Prasanna explained, "it's unclear how the White House would assert that privilege and how far down the chain they might attempt to go," adding, "so when a company is thinking through its touchpoints with the administration, it's not just with the president or the president's office. It might go further down the chain."