Fight over Trump records puts focus on low-profile National Archives
The tempest surrounding Trump White House records has put an unusual amount of focus on a low-profile but powerful independent federal government agency: the National Archives.
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The tempest surrounding Trump White House records has put an unusual amount of focus on a low-profile but powerful independent federal government agency: the National Archives.
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WASHINGTON -- Former President Donald Trump is trying to withhold nearly 800 pages of documents from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to a filing Saturday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The National Archives says the former president is asserting executive privilege over phone logs, notes and other records concerning the attack on the Capitol.
Former President Trump is looking to withhold 770 pages of documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents filed by the National Archives.