Around the stroke of midnight on Friday, the National Archives revealed documents former President Donald Trump is trying to keep from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
A filing in federal court says Trump seeks to block around 750 documents among 1,600 identified as relevant to the inquiry, including files from former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and other advisers, visitor logs, call records, speech drafts, and notes on efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election.
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Trump claimed executive privilege over the documents, although President Joe Biden has rejected these requests, and the former president sued to block their release.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is set to hold a hearing Thursday. Archivist David Ferriero could start turning over the documents to Congress on Nov. 12 unless there is a court order to stop it.
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“The urgency of the work cannot be overstated,” House Counsel Doug Letter wrote in a brief sent to the judge on Friday, according to Politico. “The threat that brought the attack on January 6 is ongoing. Those who falsely claimed the election was stolen (including Mr. Trump) continue to do so.”
