Political and Legislative
A Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Request to Block January 6 Documents
A federal judge has denied former President Trump’s lawsuit that seeks to block the National Archives from handing over documents to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, prompting the former president to quickly appeal the ruling.
Trump sued the committee last month in an effort to block the National Archives from giving the investigative panel records relating to his time in office, including telephone records, visitor logs and other documents, citing executive privilege.
On Tuesday evening, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected that request, contending that President Biden is “best positioned” to determine if a former president’s request for executive privilege should be granted.
