Trump loses another bid to keep Jan. 6th records obscured as committee is on cusp of receiving them
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Score one for congressional oversight as former President Donald Trump loses yet another legal fight to keep records hidden from investigators on the Jan. 6 Committee. First reported by Politico, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the order sTrump loses another bid to keep Jan. 6th records obscured as committee is on cusp of receiving them
Score one for congressional oversight as former President Donald Trump loses yet another legal fight to keep records hidden from investigators on the Jan. 6 Committee. First reported by Politico, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the order swatting Trump’s latest request down late Wednesday. It is the third time in less than a week she has done so as the former commander-in-chief has tied himself in knots to shroud hundreds upon hundreds of pages of records that lawmakers say are integral to understanding the Capitol attack and, further, to prevent it from ever happening again. National Archivist David Ferriero will begin turning documents over to the committee this Friday, barring any intervention from the courts. President Joe Biden has not claimed executive privilege over the documents, and following Chutkan’s latest refusal, Trump has already appealed. Read more

