January 19, 2022 🔴 Critical

Supreme Court rejects bid to block Jan. 6 records

The Supreme Court rejected Trump's request to block the National Archives from releasing White House records to the January 6 Committee. The 8-1 decision (with only Justice Thomas dissenting) was a major legal defeat for Trump's attempt to use executive privilege to hide his conduct during the insurrection.

"The application for stay of mandate and injunction pending review... is denied." — Supreme Court Order

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Offenses:
obstruction
Domains:
justice-system democracy
Tags:
#scotus#executive-privilege#jan-6#legal-defeat

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