Posted on 02/22/2022 10:08:48 AM PST by Coronal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday brought a formal end to former President Donald Trump's request to block the release of White House records sought by the Democratic-led congressional panel investigating last year's deadly attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
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.
The House committee has said it needed the records to understand any role Trump may have played in fomenting the violence that unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021. His supporters stormed the Capitol in a failed bid to prevent Congress from formally certifying Biden's 2020 presidential election victory over Trump.
The committee asked the National Archives to produce visitor logs, phone records and written communications between his advisers.
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More than that the Rs should looking at rulings by judges that have no basis in constitutionality or law and begin impeaching such judges at any level.
It also means the records of people like Schiff for Brains and Pelosi will also be fair game. I have always been amazed how people who go after people's private emails etc.. tend to talk so freely in theirs thinking those comments will never see the light of day.
I am so sick of these whiney little pussified so called men.
Correct! From this point forward it will only get worse.
America died the day the Republican Party allowed the Democrat Party to swear in barrack obama as president.
“This means that if executive privilege is gone”
Exactly. They want Trump so bad that they have pursued things that : 1) will not be helpful. 2) Will set a never ending precedence for further POTUS investigations.
Trump’s fight was to force the courts to put in writing that POTUS records could be taken by Congress. Together, with other ‘record’ requests including visitors, it puts the executive on the defensive.
I predict they will find nothing, and that now it opens the door to Democrat records.....Including old POTUS records.
I doubt it. But let me ask you then, when did you turn into a whiney pussy.
And the entire weight and Power of the Federal Government will come down on President Trump if that is what it tales to keep him out of the White house 2025-28
Trump and our side have absolutely nothing to hide
Liz Cheney can have the stupid records
Its like busy work for idiots
You don’t go to court to keep these hidden because they are damaging, you go to court to keep the other side busy.
Who is going to examine it? The Republican Party? The Democrat Party? The media?
This blatant lie by Reuters brings up a couple of questions:
1. How many people were killed in this "deadly attack?"
2. Which of President Trumps supporters committed this "deadly attack?"
“last year’s deadly attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.”
Huge lie.
Goebbels level propaganda.
You honestly EXPECT our SPINELESS legislators to go after Biden REALLY??? LOL, LOL, LOL!!! Our side are gutless AND it is totally our fault for continuously re-electing them because of an R next to the name!!!
In fairness, Ashli Babbitt was murdered. So it was deadly
Where were you in 2020 when the Coup was executed and the election stolen? I have not seen any of your graveyards. If you were going to start, when would you start?
Which Republicans would those be? Mitch McConnell? Lindsey Graham? Mitt Romney? Liz Cheney? Sure they will.
“last year’s deadly attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.”
Dear Reuters,
We Don’t Believe Anything You Write Anymore.
Have a nice day.
Interesting take. Hope its true.
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