US appeals court has rejected former president Donald Trump’s bid to keep January 6 documents secret
The judge declared that “Both Branches agree that there is a unique legislative need for these documents and that they are directly relevant to the Committee’s inquiry into an attack on the Legislative Branch and its constitutional role in the peaceful transfer of power.”
The panel gave Trump 14 days to ask the Supreme Court to review the decision before the Archives could begin turning over the records.
This comes just a day after Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is suing the House select committee investigating January 6 and the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Meadows will seek Federal Court approval to block the subpoena issued by the Select committee, plus the subpoena issued to Verizon for his phone records.
The committee is currently considering pursuing criminal contempt against Meadows for his failure to sit for a deposition in the investigation.
Meadows says the subpoenas are “overly broad and unduly burdensome” and has labelled the committee as unauthorised to seek this personal information.
