Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Jan. 6 Committee's Request for Trump Records
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A federal appeals court granted former President Donald Trump's request Thursday to temporarily block the National Archives from sending his White House records to the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
Earlier this week, a federal judge denied Trump's effort to have executive privilege shield him from the records inquiry. Trump's legal team then asked the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to delay the National Archives' request, which was scheduled to be fulfilled Friday. The appeals court judges explained that their decision to heed Trump's request was meant "to protect the court's jurisdiction to address appellant's claims of executive privilege and should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits."
Many outlets across the spectrum featured the news as their top story Thursday evening. Some left- and center-rated media highlighted the blockage's temporary nature in their headlines. Some coverage from right-rated sources noted Trump's criticism of the panel and efforts to encourage Congress to investigate his unproven claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against him.
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From the Right
Appeals Court Blocks January 6 Committee Access To Trump White House DocumentsThe D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request from former President Donald Trump to block the January 6 Committee’s access to his White House’s records in the National Archives on Thursday.
The House Select Committee on January 6 is tasked with investigating the events before, during and after the former president’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The injunction is temporary, however, and only blocks the documents from being released while the larger legal question of whether the committee can legally access the documents is litigated.
“The...
From the Center
Appeals court temporarily blocks archives from handing Trump records to Jan. 6 committeeA federal appeals court on Thursday intervened to temporarily block the National Archives from handing over Trump administration records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol ahead of a Friday deadline.
A three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary injunction keeping the records from being turned over to allow former President Trump to continue his legal challenge.
"The purpose of this administrative injunction is to protect the court’s jurisdiction to address [Trump's] claims of executive privilege and should not be construed in any...
From the Left
Appeals court temporarily blocks Jan. 6 committee from obtaining Trump White House recordsA federal appeals court Thursday granted former President Donald Trump's request to temporarily block the National Archives from turning over his White House records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The committee had been set to receive the first batch of documents, which lawmakers say is key to their investigation, on Friday. In papers filed Thursday, lawyers for Trump asked the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to temporarily delay the turnover and to "maintain the status quo" while they push...
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