The Guardian reports:
Donald Trump is preparing to sue to block the release of White House records from his administration to the House select committee scrutinizing the 6 January attack on the Capitol by claiming executive privilege, potentially touching off an extended legal battle over disclosure.
The former president also expects top aides – former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, strategist Steve Bannon and defense department aide Kash Patel – to defy select committee subpoenas for records and testimony.
Trump’s moves to try to resist the select committee, informed by a source familiar with his planning, are likely to lead to constitutional clashes in court that would test the power of Congress’s oversight authority over the executive branch.
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SCOOP: Trump plans to sue Biden to block the release of White House records to the Jan. 6 committee, per source — potentially touching off an extended legal battle he aims to run out the clock. @GuardianUS https://t.co/GPogrpLUuC
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) September 29, 2021