Donald Trump is suing to stop release of documents about January 6 attacks on Congress
3 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump is suing to stop release of documents about January 6 attacks on Congress

ABC  

Former US president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to block the release of documents to the January 6 House Select Committee, directly challenging the decision of President Joe Biden to release the files. The committee had asked for documents and testimony from Steve Bannon, who was in touch with Donald Trump ahead of the January 6 attack. It has also issued subpoenas to key Donald Trump allies including: Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows Former White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino Former chief strategist Steve Bannon Former assistant attorney-general Jeffrey Clark Amy Kremer and 10 others from Women for America First, which held the permit for the Stop the Steal Rally. "In a political ploy to accommodate his partisan allies, President Biden has refused to assert executive privilege over numerous clearly privileged documents requested by the Committee," Trump said in court papers.

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'I was too busy': Former White House lawyer mocks Trump's new defense in documents case
1 year, 6 months ago

'I was too busy': Former White House lawyer mocks Trump's new defense in documents case

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump told Fox host Sean Hannity that one of the barriers to complying with a subpoena was his pressing schedule fighting the 2020 election results. Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor general for President Barack Obama's White House, told MSNBC that "it's not an excuse that will ultimately fly in court." "If it is in consultation with lawyers, …

Trump files lawsuit to fight Jan. 6 committee subpoena
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump files lawsuit to fight Jan. 6 committee subpoena

LA Times  

Former President Trump prepares to speak at Mar-a-Lago on election day this week. Former President Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block a subpoena requiring him to testify. “Long-held precedent and practice maintain that separation of powers prohibits Congress from compelling a President to testify before it,” …

Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege. In a letter sent Monday to the National Archives, White House counsel Dana Remus said Mr. Biden had considered Mr. Trump's claim that because he …

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. “The Supreme Court’s action tonight is a victory for the rule of law and American democracy,” Thompson and Cheney said in a statement pledging to “uncover all the facts about …

Supreme Court: If Trump Wants to Obstruct the Jan. 6 Committee, He’ll Need Better Arguments
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court: If Trump Wants to Obstruct the Jan. 6 Committee, He’ll Need Better Arguments

Slate  

On Wednesday evening, the Supreme Court delivered a crushing blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to keep relevant White House records secret from the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack. In an apparent 8–1 decision, with only Justice Clarence Thomas noting his dissent, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia …

US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to shield docs in Capitol probe
2 years, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to shield docs in Capitol probe

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court has rejected a request from former President Donald Trump to block White House records sought by a congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol. The documents sought by the special House panel include presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes related to January 6 from the files of …

SCOTUS ends Trump's request to keep January 6th files sealed in 8-1 ruling
2 years, 11 months ago

SCOTUS ends Trump's request to keep January 6th files sealed in 8-1 ruling

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has lost his final bid to block the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots from having access to key documents. In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that a former president could not invoke executive privilege on White House records if the current president did not also assert that privilege. "The questions …

January 6 committee is set to obtain some Trump White House documents today amid Capitol riot probe
2 years, 11 months ago

January 6 committee is set to obtain some Trump White House documents today amid Capitol riot probe

Daily Mail  

Lawmakers on the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot will get their hands on a handful of documents that Donald Trump has fought to keep hidden as early as Wednesday evening. The Democrat-led panel is expected to receive four pages of documents concerning the Trump White House from the National Archives at 6 p.m. today, according to a court …

Jan. 6 committee on verge of obtaining some records Trump tried to shield with executive privilege: report
2 years, 11 months ago

Jan. 6 committee on verge of obtaining some records Trump tried to shield with executive privilege: report

Raw Story  

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots is on the verge of obtaining some of the documents that former President Donald Trump tried to shield by invoking executive privilege. Politico reports that the National Archives plans to hand over four pages of documents the committee has requested, despite the fact that Trump has asked the United States …

The Supreme Court denies Trump's bid to block release of records to Jan. 6 panel
2 years, 11 months ago

The Supreme Court denies Trump's bid to block release of records to Jan. 6 panel

NPR  

The Supreme Court denies Trump's bid to block release of records to Jan. 6 panel Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a blow to former President Donald Trump, rejecting his request to block release of White House records being sought by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 …

Supreme Court blocks Trump's request to keep Jan. 6 files from Capitol riot committee
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court blocks Trump's request to keep Jan. 6 files from Capitol riot committee

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump has lost his final bid to block the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots from having access to key documents. In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that a former president could not invoke executive privilege on White House records if the current president did not also assert that privilege. "The questions …

Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of Jan. 6 records
3 years ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of Jan. 6 records

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court on Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol led by his supporters. Trump’s attorneys asked the Supreme Court to reverse lower court rulings against the former president, who has fought to block the records even …

Trump asks US Supreme Court to block release of Jan 6 riot files
3 years ago

Trump asks US Supreme Court to block release of Jan 6 riot files

Al Jazeera  

Former US president argues White House files related to the Capitol insurrection are protected by ‘executive privilege’. Former US President Donald Trump has turned to the United States Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from a congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Trump’s lawyers argued in their petition submitted to the Supreme …

Court rejects Trump’s efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel
3 years, 1 month ago

Court rejects Trump’s efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. “President Trump’s duty to defend the Constitution and the Office of the Presidency continues, and he will keep fighting for every American and every future Administration.” In its ruling, …

A New Ruling Against Trump Spells Trouble for Bannon and Meadows
55 years ago

A New Ruling Against Trump Spells Trouble for Bannon and Meadows

Slate  

On Thursday, Donald Trump lost his latest legal battle seeking to block information from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. In a thorough 68-page opinion, the court determined that Trump had failed “even to allege, let alone demonstrate, any particularized harm that would arise from disclosure, any distinct and superseding interest in confidentiality attached to these particular documents, …

Mark Meadows is suing the Jan. 6 committee as it moves to hold him in contempt
3 years, 1 month ago

Mark Meadows is suing the Jan. 6 committee as it moves to hold him in contempt

NPR  

Mark Meadows is suing the Jan. 6 committee as it moves to hold him in contempt Enlarge this image toggle caption Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House panel probing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. "Mr. Meadows, a witness, has been …

US appeals court rejects Trump bid to withhold Jan 6 riot records
3 years, 1 month ago

US appeals court rejects Trump bid to withhold Jan 6 riot records

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump has tried to exert ‘executive privilege’ to block release of documents to House panel probing Capitol riot. A United States appeals court has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to hold back the release of White House records linked to the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. “The Committee is investigating a singular event …

Court rejects Trump’s efforts to shield documents from Jan. 6 committee
3 years, 1 month ago

Court rejects Trump’s efforts to shield documents from Jan. 6 committee

LA Times  

President Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president in Washington on Jan. 6. A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Trump sued the House Jan. 6 committee and the National Archives …

Former Trump aide Meadows halts cooperation with January 6 probe
3 years, 1 month ago

Former Trump aide Meadows halts cooperation with January 6 probe

Al Jazeera  

Mark Meadows’s lawyer says it would be ‘untenable’ for his client to cooperate with congressional investigation. Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has abruptly ended his cooperation with the congressional committee investigating the January 6 assault on the United States Capitol by supporters of the former president, his lawyer said. He said the congressional panel probing the Capitol …

Former Trump aide Meadows cooperating with Capitol riot panel
3 years, 1 month ago

Former Trump aide Meadows cooperating with Capitol riot panel

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows had been called to appear before the House committee this month but did not do so. Former US President Donald Trump’s ex-chief of staff is cooperating with a congressional panel investigating the deadly January 6 Capitol insurrection, including providing documentation, the committee’s chairman has said. Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House …

Appeals Court Temporarily Delays Release Of Trump's Records From Jan. 6
3 years, 1 month ago

Appeals Court Temporarily Delays Release Of Trump's Records From Jan. 6

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump filed a motion Thursday seeking to temporarily pause the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The appeals court has temporarily blocked the National Archive from releasing the documents while it considers Trump’s latest motion. Trump previously sued the House committee seeking the documents related to the …

Federal judge refuses Trump request to block Jan. 6 records
3 years, 1 month ago

Federal judge refuses Trump request to block Jan. 6 records

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. “And the Supreme Court has already made clear that in such circumstances, the incumbent’s view is accorded greater weight.” Trump “does not acknowledge the deference owed” to Biden’s judgment as the current president, …

US court temporarily blocks release of Trump’s January 6 records
3 years, 1 month ago

US court temporarily blocks release of Trump’s January 6 records

Al Jazeera  

National Archives had been set to give congressional panel hundreds of pages of Trump White House documents on Friday. A US appeals court has temporarily blocked lawmakers investigating the deadly January 6 insurrection from accessing records from Donald Trump’s White House, as the court considers an emergency request from the former president to block their release. Last month, the Biden …

Big Setback For Trump, US Judge Allows Capitol Attack Records To be Released to Congress
3 years, 2 months ago

Big Setback For Trump, US Judge Allows Capitol Attack Records To be Released to Congress

News 18  

A US judge Tuesday ordered White House records that could implicate former President Donald Trump in the January 6 attack on the Capitol be released to a Congressional committee, despite the ex-leader’s attempts to keep them secret. The documents have been sought by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 violence, in which hundreds of Trump supporters forced the …

US judge refuses Trump bid to block Capitol riot records
3 years, 2 months ago

US judge refuses Trump bid to block Capitol riot records

Al Jazeera  

The ex-US president had requested to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the January 6 riot. A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot. “And the Supreme Court has already made clear that in such circumstances, the incumbent’s …

Lawyers for Trump, Jan. 6 panel spar in federal court over records fight
3 years, 2 months ago

Lawyers for Trump, Jan. 6 panel spar in federal court over records fight

NPR  

Lawyers for Trump, Jan. 6 panel spar in federal court over records fight Enlarge this image toggle caption LM Otero/AP LM Otero/AP Lawyers for the Democrat-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack told a federal judge on Thursday that President Biden — not former President Trump — is in the best position to decide what records can be …

Trump wants call logs, aide’s notes hidden from Jan. 6 panel
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump wants call logs, aide’s notes hidden from Jan. 6 panel

Associated Press  

Former President Donald Trump is trying to block documents including call logs, drafts of remarks and speeches and handwritten notes from his chief of staff relating to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection from being released to the committee investigating the riot, the National Archives revealed in a court filing early Saturday. President Joe Biden declined to assert executive privilege on …

Donald Trump files lawsuit to keep Congress from accessing documents on Capitol Hill violence
3 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump files lawsuit to keep Congress from accessing documents on Capitol Hill violence

Firstpost  

The Biden administration, in clearing the documents for release, said the violent siege of the Capitol more than nine months ago was such an extraordinary circumstance that it merited waiving the privilege that usually protects White House communications. Former President Donald Trump on Monday sought to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to a …

Trump files lawsuit to keep Jan. 6 documents from Congress
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump files lawsuit to keep Jan. 6 documents from Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Monday sought to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to a House committee investigating the attack, challenging President Joe Biden’s initial decision to waive executive privilege. In a federal lawsuit, Trump said the committee’s August request was “almost limitless in scope,” and sought many records that weren’t …

‘I wrote better pleadings in law school’: Trump lawsuit likely to be rejected by courts, experts say
3 years, 2 months ago

‘I wrote better pleadings in law school’: Trump lawsuit likely to be rejected by courts, experts say

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The courts are likely to reject the lawsuit former President …

Trump Sues Jan. 6 Committee To Block Archived Presidential Documents
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump Sues Jan. 6 Committee To Block Archived Presidential Documents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, an attempt to block lawmakers from accessing archived presidential documents. In the Monday complaint that also addressed the National Archives, the former president called the committee’s probe into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol an “illegal fishing expedition.” …

Trump sues to try to stop the release of documents related to the Capitol riot
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump sues to try to stop the release of documents related to the Capitol riot

NPR  

Trump sues to try to stop the release of documents related to the Capitol riot Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is suing the Democrat-led House select committee that's investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as the National Archives, to try to stop documents related to …

Trump files lawsuit to block release of Capitol riot records
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump files lawsuit to block release of Capitol riot records

Al Jazeera  

House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection is seeking Trump White House records from US archives. Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in a United States court on Monday in an attempt to block the US Congress from obtaining White House records on the deadly January 6 Capitol insurrection. In the lawsuit, Trump claims the House committee’s request “is …

Risky move: Biden undercuts WH executive privilege shield
3 years, 2 months ago

Risky move: Biden undercuts WH executive privilege shield

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s a risky move by President Joe Biden that could come back to haunt him — and future presidents — in the hyperpartisan world of Washington politics. But any White House move to deny the congressional request for records on Trump’s activities could antagonize Democratic legislators just when Biden needs their support to advance his agenda. According to …

Biden won’t invoke executive privilege on Trump Jan. 6 docs
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden won’t invoke executive privilege on Trump Jan. 6 docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden will not block the handover of documents sought by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, setting up a showdown with former President Donald Trump, who wants to shield those White House records from investigators. In a separate development, a lawyer for Steve Bannon …

Steve Bannon Defies Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena As Trump Instructed
3 years, 3 months ago

Steve Bannon Defies Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena As Trump Instructed

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The former president sent a letter to Bannon and three other associates ― among them former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows ― earlier this week instructing them …

Trump to invoke executive privilege in Jan. 6 House probe
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump to invoke executive privilege in Jan. 6 House probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump intends to assert executive privilege in a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, a move that could prevent the testimony of onetime aides, according to a letter on behalf of the former president. Trump said in a statement last month that he would “fight the Subpoenas on Executive Privilege and other grounds, …

Biden rejects Trump effort to block January 6 document release
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden rejects Trump effort to block January 6 document release

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden has declined a request by his predecessor Donald Trump to prevent White House records of the deadly January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol from being turned over to congressional investigators. On Friday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration would not allow Trump to assert “executive privilege” to block the request from …

Trump to invoke executive privilege in Jan. 6 House probe
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump to invoke executive privilege in Jan. 6 House probe

LA Times  

Former President Trump plans to invoke privileges meant to protect presidential communications from being shared with Congress, according to a letter from his lawyer. The letter went to at least some witnesses who were subpoenaed by the House committee and it makes clear that Trump plans to invoke privileges meant to protect presidential communications from being shared with Congress. Trump …

Biden Not Interested In Giving Trump ‘Executive Privilege’ Protection From Jan. 6 Probe
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden Not Interested In Giving Trump ‘Executive Privilege’ Protection From Jan. 6 Probe

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Former President Donald Trump’s attempts to hide his actions from the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which he incited, would need the cooperation of Joe Biden, the man he claims is not the legitimate president ― and that cooperation will not be coming. “The president has already concluded that …

Biden has say in whether Trump’s 1/6 records go to Congress
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden has say in whether Trump’s 1/6 records go to Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will have a big say in whether the government releases information to Congress on the actions of former President Donald Trump and his aides on Jan. 6. According to a executive order on presidential records, the archivist who is in possession of the records “shall abide by any instructions given him by the incumbent President …

Don McGahn subpoena sets up executive privilege showdown
5 years, 8 months ago

Don McGahn subpoena sets up executive privilege showdown

Associated Press  

The White House intervened on Tuesday to block former White House counsel Don McGahn from complying with a congressional subpoena, suggesting President Trump might assert executive privilege to shield the documents. The House Judiciary Committee had asked Mr. McGahn to turn over documents that could detail demands by the president to fire special counsel Robert Mueller for “conflicts of interest.” …

Ex-White House lawyer defies House subpoena for Mueller docs
5 years, 8 months ago

Ex-White House lawyer defies House subpoena for Mueller docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former White House lawyer defied a congressional subpoena Tuesday, setting the Trump administration on course for another collision with the Democratic-led House over its pursuit of documents related to the Russia investigation. Don McGahn’s refusal to provide the documents to the House Judiciary Committee came at the instruction of the White House, which suggested the documents could …

The Latest: Nadler threatens lawyer Don McGahn with contempt
5 years, 8 months ago

The Latest: Nadler threatens lawyer Don McGahn with contempt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on Congress and the special counsel’s Russia report : 8:30 p.m. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler is threatening to hold former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress if he does not appear at a hearing later this month. In a letter to McGahn’s lawyer Tuesday evening, Nadler also rejects the argument that …

Trump could use executive privilege to stop former White House lawyer testifying to congress, Kellyanne Conway says
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump could use executive privilege to stop former White House lawyer testifying to congress, Kellyanne Conway says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump could use executive privilege to block former White …

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