Posted on 02/22/2022 2:25:16 PM PST by Eleutheria5
Yahoo News reports that the court decided against the former president, meaning that the National Archives will provide the documents to the Select Committee.
The court’s decision to formally reject Trump’s appeal follows its Jan. 19 order that led to the documents being handed over to the House of Representatives investigative committee by the federal agency that stores government and historical records.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Dec. 9 upheld a lower court ruling that Trump had no basis to challenge President Joe Biden’s decision to allow the records to be handed over to the House of Representatives select committee. Trump then appealed to the Supreme Court.
Trump and his allies have waged an ongoing legal battle with the House select committee seeking to block access to documents and witnesses. Trump has sought to invoke a legal principle known as executive privilege, which protects the confidentially of some internal White House communications, a stance rejected by lower courts.
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As Trump’s attorneys stated, “both the Constitution and the Presidential Records Act give former Presidents a clear right to protect their confidential records from premature dissemination. This case presents a clear threat to that right.”
According to them, the Appeals Court decision is “troubling,” they said because it “lacks any meaningful or objective limiting principle. In an increasingly partisan political climate, such records requests will become the norm regardless of what party is in power.”
The appeals court determined that the former president could not protect the documents under executive privilege because Biden did not allow it.
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Conservatives lose and don’t fight! This is a friggin joke! The USSC supposedly has conservative on the court?? Bullsh$t.
Who believes this? Show of hands, please.
This sets a precedent. Now we can FOIA all of Obama’s records.
They could have at least written a dissenting opinion.
“In 2025, he can not allow executive privilege for Biden’s records, too”
Of course they can. They even set the precedent already. Obama was allowed to change DACA with a mere executive order. Trump tried to change the Obama policy with a new executive order and they ruled against him, saying that could only be legislatively changed.
There are two sets of rules. You mother and I had hoped to wait till you were a little older to tell you this. :)
It will change back when somebody wants something from the rulers.
That is what I was going to say. Zer0 and Bidet should get the same ruling...RIGHT?
Relax everyone, this is all part of the plan! 10,000D chess! Roberts is actually an android created by Trump.
Question here.
Why is this even an issue for Trump if these dox are already in the National Archives?
Doesn’t that mean they’re basically public record anyway? As opposed to purely private personal dox?
Heheheh
But we are now living in the age of Trumphatred and a-hole Democrats who have no respect for anything other than getting Trump. So, if an R takes the White House in 2024, they can now release all of Biteme's White House records.
Same thing as when the Senate Dims abolished the filibuster as to judicial appointments. They will cut off their nose to spite their face.
The Supreme Court continues to lose the respect of the American People.
I think the “select committee,” after a long, expensive battle, finally got the nothing burger they demanded.
“This sets a precedent. Now we can FOIA all of Obama’s records.”
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Mebbe. But first you gotta get the House to investigate Obama and demand the records for a specific reason. I suspect going on general fishing trips won’t get the nod.
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