CBS News: Supreme Court rejects Trump request to shield release of records to January 6 committee
The Supreme Court on Wednesday spurned a request from former President Donald Trump to block the release of documents from the Trump White House to the House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
The order from the high court clears the way for the National Archives to turn over to House investigators records they requested related to the breach of the Capitol by scores of Trump’s supporters. President Biden waived executive privilege over the documents.
Only Justice Clarence Thomas noted that he would have granted Trump’s request.
Read the Supreme Court’s full decision here.
On Tuesday, Donald Trump shared an article claiming the current Supreme Court is his “most enduring gift to America.”
Breaking: Supreme Court clears way for release of Trump WH records to House Jan 6 Cmte. The court’s order means that more than 700 documents that could shed light on events leading up to the insurrection will be transferred to Congress.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 19, 2022
#BREAKING: With only Justice Thomas publicly dissenting, #SCOTUS rules against former President Trump; refuses to stop National Archives from turning over four tranches of Trump presidential records to the January 6 Committee. pic.twitter.com/UugvbjQ0DG
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) January 19, 2022
