What Facebook has done is disgraceful, and you better believe Congress will be taking action.

Right after we passed the infrastructure bill, raise the debt ceiling, prosecute those responsible for the January 6th insurrection,

and stop Trump from using executive privilege even though he's no longer president.

But after all that, you watch out Facebook.

S&L lays out the long list facing Congress in the White House.

But with so much trouble surrounding social media, the question is, can the Facebook

issue really wait for later? Plus, the deadline approaches for members of the military to get

vaccinated. With COVID still in the march, the question is, are troops following

orders? And prosecutors charge 18 former NBA players with fraud. We'll ask a legal analyst

whether it's a slam dunk case. It's way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that didn't get a three-day weekend.

I'm Jonathan Lemire on this Monday, October 11th.

We'll start with the news.

The White House formally rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents from the

Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol under the assertion of executive

privilege. Under federal law, the current president has the power to waive executive privilege

and any claims by past presidents. In a letter to the National Archives obtained by NBC News,

the White House counsel writes,

quote,

President Biden has determined

that an assertion of executive privilege

is not in the best interests of the United States

and therefore is not justified

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