Trump Loses Another Round in the Jan. 6 Records Fight
A federal appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s bid to block the release of White House records sought by the House committee investigating January 6, keeping his executive-privilege argument on life support and pushing the fight toward the Supreme Court. The ruling mattered because it narrowed Trump’s ability to hide the paper trail around the effort to overturn the 2020 election and reinforced the idea that the political branches, not Trump, were in charge of the records. For Trump, it was another courtroom loss in the same saga that keeps tying his name to the attack on the Capitol.
First recorded Dec 10, 2021·Meaningfully updated Dec 19, 2021
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Trump lost a bid to block Jan. 6 records, and the case moved up the ladder
On Dec. 9, 2021, a federal appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s request to stop release of White House records tied to the House Jan. 6 inquiry. The ruling favored disclosure, but Trump then sought emergency review at the Supreme Court.
On Dec. 9, 2021, a federal appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s request to stop release of White House records tied to the House Jan. 6 inquiry. The ruling favored disclosure, but Trump then sought emergency review at the Supreme Court.
A federal appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s bid to block the release of White House records sought by the House committee investigating January 6, keeping his executive-privilege argument on life support and pushing the fight toward the Supreme Court. The ruling mattered because it narrowed Trump’s ability to hide the paper trail around the effort to overturn the 2020 election and reinforced the idea that the po…
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