Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of documents
On the day after the insurrection at the Capitol, Trump released a video reacting to the situation.[Twitter/@realDonaldTrump]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. A federal appeals court ruled against Trump two weeks ago, but prohibited documents held by the National Archives from being turned over before the Supreme Court has a chance to weigh in.
Trump appointed three of the nine justices.
Trump is claiming that as a former president he has right to assert executive privilege over the records, arguing that releasing them would damage the presidency in the future.