Breaking: The Supreme Court denied former President Trump's request to block the release of White House documents to a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
As is typical in emergency matters, Wednesday’s order didn’t provide a detailed legal rationale, though it did say the appeals court had opined unnecessarily on the privileges of former presidents.PREVIEWThe Supreme Court noted that lower-court judges found Mr. Trump’s arguments for shielding the records would have failed even had he been in office.The House select committee on the Jan.
The Biden administration declined to assert executive privilege to withhold the records, prompting Mr. Trump to file suit to stop investigators from obtaining the materials., a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed last month. “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 judges wrote.
Mr. Trump then asked the Supreme Court to stop the committee from obtaining the records. In pressing for a high-court ruling, his legal team said the issue of access to a former president’s confidential records raised concerns about the separation of powers and executive privilege.
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