SCOTUS Denies Trump On White House Riot Records

The New York Times reports:

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a request from former President Donald J. Trump to block the release of White House records concerning the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Only Justice Clarence Thomas noted a dissent.

A special House committee investigating the attack sought the records from the National Archives, which gave both President Biden and Mr. Trump the opportunity to object. Mr. Trump invoked executive privilege, a doctrine meant to protect the confidentiality of presidential communications, over some of the documents.

“Congress may not rifle through the confidential, presidential papers of a former president to meet political objectives or advance a case study,” his lawyers told the justices in an emergency application.

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Breaking News: The Supreme Court refused a request from Donald Trump to block the release of White House records concerning the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. https://t.co/8tnYTjqMyl

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 19, 2022