US Court Rejects Trump's Bid To Keep Capitol Riot Documents Secret
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The appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling that President Joe Biden could waive executive privilege on the records, so that they could be handed over to a Congressional panel investigating the violence by Trump supporters.
A US federal appeals court rejected Thursday former president Donald Trump's bid to prevent the release of White House records relating to the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
The appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling that President Joe Biden could waive executive privilege on the records, so that they could be handed over to a Congressional panel investigating the violence by Trump supporters.
Trump, who has been accused of fomenting the attack on the US Congress, sought to exercise his privilege as a former president to keep secret the documents and phone records that might relate to the attack.
But the court said Biden's judgement carried more weight in the case.
