Donald Trump Asks US Supreme Court To Block Release To Capitol Riot Probe
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Former US president Donald Trump asked US Supreme Court to stay a ruling this month by a federal appeals court which rejected his attempt to keep the documents and records secret.
Former US president Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the release of White House records to a congressional committee investigating the January 6 assault on the Capitol by his supporters.
Trump asked the nation's highest court to stay a ruling this month by a federal appeals court which rejected his attempt to keep the documents and records secret.
Trump, who has been accused of fomenting the assault on Congress, is seeking to exercise his privilege as a former president to keep White House records that might relate to the attack under wraps.
The appeals court agreed with a lower court this month that ruled that President Joe Biden could waive executive privilege on the records so they could be handed over to the panel investigating the violence by Trump supporters.
