So let me get this straight, a first term Senator running for president has the ability to call the heads of Visa, Mastercard and American Express and to demand that they turn off their AVS so that he can accept illegal donations and they put themselves on the line for possibly billions of dollars in fraudulent charges and fines if it is discovered.
That sounds plausible.
As for the claims about the Muslim Brotherhood, can you please provide a "reasonable" reference for that? All I can find are sites that are blatantly ultra-conservative, ultra-Christian and ultra-anti-Muslim.
Now, I'm not saying that it didn't happen, because he did meet with some of their party in Egypt (where their party members hold 88/454 seats in the Egyptian parliament), but it wasn't some ultra secret, closed door event like your source is trying to imply.
As for the Exec. Order, did you even read it or do you always just believe what fringe fundamentalists spout out?
Just for reference, quoting the actual EO instead of a blogger:
Sec. 2. Notice of Intent to Disclose Presidential Records. (a) When the
Archivist provides notice to the incumbent and former Presidents of his
intent to disclose Presidential records pursuant to section 1270.46 of the
NARA regulations, the Archivist, using any guidelines provided by the in-
cumbent and former Presidents, shall identify any specific materials, the
disclosure of which he believes may raise a substantial question of executive
privilege. However, nothing in this order is intended to affect the right
of the incumbent or former Presidents to invoke executive privilege with
respect to materials not identified by the Archivist. Copies of the notice
for the incumbent President shall be delivered to the President (through
the Counsel to the President) and the Attorney General (through the Assistant
Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel). The copy of the notice
for the former President shall be delivered to the former President or his
designated representative.
2(b) The Attorney General and the Counsel to the President, in the exercise
of their discretion and after appropriate review and consultation under sub-
section (a) of this section, may jointly determine that invocation of executive
privilege is not justified. The Archivist shall be notified promptly of any
such determination.
Now, I know that it doesn't fit in with what you are being told, that the AG and the President's own council can override his claim to executive privilige and have the records released anyway, but that it was the actual EO states.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-1712.pdf
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