A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's effort to block Jan. 6 investigators from accessing White House records related to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, determining that he has no authority to overrule President Joe Biden's decision to waive executive privilege and release the materials to Congress.
"Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President," Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in her ruling Tuesday.
Trump intends to immediately appeal the decision. The National Archives, which houses the White House records, has indicated it plans to hand over the sensitive documents by Friday afternoon unless a court intervenes.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/09/trump-executive-privilege-court-ruling-kings-520512
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