Trump asks Supreme Court to block National Archives from releasing Jan. 6 records
Posted on AllSides December 23rd, 2021
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Former President Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to block the National Archives from turning over records from his White House to the House Jan. 6 select committee after a series of defeats in the lower courts.
Trump's lawyers filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court ahead of a Thursday deadline to seek a review imposed by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which rejected the former president's suit earlier this month.
They argued that the circuit court's decision would set a bad precedent in future disputes over access to...
