Supreme Court Denies Trump's Effort to Quash Subpoenas from the January 6 Committee
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court denied former President Donald Trump's bid to avoid subpoenas from the House's select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Trump had cited executive privilege, but the Supreme Court agreed with the D.C. Court of Appeals conclusion that the former president's claims would have failed even if he were still in office. Justice Clarence Thomas was the only member to dissent from the decision against Trump, who sued the Jan. 6 committee in October in an attempt to block the subpoena. The committee had requested thousands of call and visitor logs to evaluate Trump's potential role in the riot.
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