Former Congress members file brief opposing TFG's attempt to shield Jan. 6 records
A bipartisan group of 66 former members of Congress filed a brief Thursday night urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss a lawsuit from former president Donald Trump that seeks to block the release of records connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
Earlier this month, Trump filed a lawsuit against the House committee investigating the insurrection and the National Archives in an attempt to stop the committee from receiving records into the events of that day as well as his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
In his filing, Trump and his attorneys argue that the records requests are too broad and have no legislative purpose, saying the committee’s actions undermined the Constitution, and that the committee isn’t giving Trump’s team enough time to review the records requests.
The lawsuit is currently before Judge Tanya Chutkan of the D.C. District Court. The Jan. 6 committee has until Friday before midnight to file a response to the lawsuit, since Chutkan has set a hearing for Nov. 4 on the issue. It is up to her when to rule on the Trump lawsuit, but the committee’s subpoenas have a Nov. 12 deadline.
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