D.C. Circuit unanimously rejects Trump bid to block Jan. 6 records from House committee

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously denied Trump's request for a preliminary injunction blocking the National Archives from releasing his White House records to the House committee investigating January 6, after President Biden declined to assert executive privilege over them. Writing for the panel, Judge Patricia Millett held that Trump had shown no basis for a court to override Biden's determination that Congress had a compelling need for the documents, invoking the fragility of democratic institutions exposed by January 6 as justification. The ruling gave Trump a 14-day window to seek Supreme Court review, which his legal team said it would pursue. Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington downplayed the loss, saying the case "was always destined for the Supreme Court" and that Trump would keep fighting for what she framed as constitutional protections for future administrations.

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