Trump files lawsuit to keep Jan. 6 documents from Congress

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Published October 18, 2021 3:18 PM

By JILL COLVIN, COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to block the release of documents to a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, challenging President Joe Biden’s initial decision to waive executive privilege. Trump claims in the lawsuit that the request “is almost limitless in scope,” and seeks records with no reasonable connection to that day. The committee’s leaders say Trump’s suit is “nothing more than an attempt to delay and obstruct” the investigation. The committee is pursuing the documents as part of its investigation into how a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in an effort to halt the certification of Biden’s win.

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