Judge: Trump must hand over documents surrounding Capitol storming | Abroad

A federal judge in Washington rejected Trump’s request for an injunction on Tuesday, saying: “The public interest lies in facilitating the desire of the legislature and executive to study what led up to the events of January 6.”

Trump had asked the court in October to prevent the national archivist from releasing the documents to Congress, invoking “executive privilege,” which allows the president to keep certain documents confidential. Typically, that privilege is reserved only for the current White House resident, but Trump’s attorneys argued that a former president must also retain the authority to invoke it.

The deadline for the release of Trump’s communications transcripts is Friday, November 12. His attorneys, however, have said they will immediately appeal to the Federal Appeals Court in the District of Columbia, the county that includes Washington.

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