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U.S. Supreme Court formally ends Trump's fight over Capitol attack records
Reuters ^ | February 22, 2022 | Lawrence Hurley

Posted on 02/22/2022 10:08:48 AM PST by Coronal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday brought a formal end to former President Donald Trump's request to block the release of White House records sought by the Democratic-led congressional panel investigating last year's deadly attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.

The court's decision to formally reject Trump's appeal follows its Jan. 19 order that led to the documents being handed over to the House of Representatives investigative committee by the federal agency that stores government and historical records.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Dec. 9 upheld a lower court ruling that Trump had no basis to challenge President Joe Biden's decision to allow the records to be handed over to the House of Representatives select committee. Trump then appealed to the Supreme Court

Trump and his allies have waged an ongoing legal battle with the House select committee seeking to block access to documents and witnesses. Trump has sought to invoke a legal principle known as executive privilege, which protects the confidentially of some internal White House communications, a stance rejected by lower courts.

The House committee has said it needed the records to understand any role Trump may have played in fomenting the violence that unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021. His supporters stormed the Capitol in a failed bid to prevent Congress from formally certifying Biden's 2020 presidential election victory over Trump.

The committee asked the National Archives to produce visitor logs, phone records and written communications between his advisers.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: capitolriot; executiveprivilege; iylm; kangaroocommittee; kangaroocourt; scotus; trumpdocs
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To: JoSixChip

Don’t call me some, asshole. I don’t like any of you effing whiners.


41 posted on 02/22/2022 11:01:29 AM PST by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: sport

Working. That’s where I was. Maybe you should try it.


42 posted on 02/22/2022 11:03:19 AM PST by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: ping jockey

“When Trump wins it will be time to revisit Eric (”wingman”) Holer’s , Valjar’s, Susan Rice’s communications with Obama AND Piglousy AND Schmuck, AND Shiftforbrains.”

Exactly. However, you can bet there will be ‘lost’ records like the Sandy Bergman disappearing act. They should have been careful what they asked for, because it will happen.


43 posted on 02/22/2022 11:05:38 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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To: sport

Ooh tough guy. When are you going to grab your guns and jump into the graveyard, if not now then when? It is just a waste of time trying to converse with emotional simpletons like the surrender Monkees and religious fanatics at this site.


44 posted on 02/22/2022 11:05:58 AM PST by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: fatman6502002
Don’t call me some, asshole.

Not that I disagree with that label on you, I just never said it.
45 posted on 02/22/2022 11:06:25 AM PST by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: teeman8r

Obama’s records too


46 posted on 02/22/2022 11:06:58 AM PST by FredSchwartz (What ever happened to common sense and simple logic?)
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To: JoSixChip

Son is what it should have said, I don’t like people not my father calling me son. What you’re trying to do is claim superiority in the conversation. I’ve studied the language of tyrants and that of propaganda also. I can see right through you. So don’t refer to me as son.


47 posted on 02/22/2022 11:10:26 AM PST by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: Coronal

Now they Dems will seek a Congressional Order barring President Trump from running in 2024, after the Kangaroo Commission on January 6th makes its findings available to Congress.

And Mitch the Bitch will cooperate in the Senate.

This is classic”Kingly,” Bill of Attainder stuff which is barred by the Constitution.

But they cannot stop either Ron DeSantis or Mike Pompeo from running. This is turning nto a comedy of miniscule proportions.Whatever is done, you can bet that Republians will win the Presidency in 2024.

By then the geriatric drool at the White Hut will be knee deep.


48 posted on 02/22/2022 11:12:25 AM PST by Candor7 (ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: cp124

Stop clutching the pearls Mary. If you are that concerned, then fight for it. However, It aint over yet! They won’t get anything out of Trumps transcripts. They want to get a clue as to what is in Trumps PEADs. Its not there in his transcripts. He has outplayed all of them step by step. However, now the ruling sets precedent against Biden, Obama, Bush and Clinton. This is a backfire bigly more on them than Trump because now they have nothing to hide behind to cover their crimes.


49 posted on 02/22/2022 11:13:39 AM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian ( 2022 - VOTE THE BUMS OUT —— ALL OF THEM! RE-ELECT NO ONE!!)
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To: fatman6502002
I don’t like people not my father calling me son.

I don't call you son because you are mine, and I certainly take no pleasure in that. I'm sure that's something I have in common with your father.
50 posted on 02/22/2022 11:19:59 AM PST by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: sport
America died the day the Republican Party allowed the Democrat Party to swear in barrack obama as president try going back a bit further. JF Kennedy was also " installed" thanks to chicago and the mob. I dont think theres been a fair election since Washington.

can we just tepeal the 17th and 19th and get back to less BS in politics? Back when a stste senate could recall a senator without another public election?

51 posted on 02/22/2022 11:21:19 AM PST by Ikeon (I never cared about what color you were, until you started blaming me for your personal problems)
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To: JoSixChip

See #9 upthread.

TheTrump backfire will be coming.

Multiple times Trump has baited the communists and more is coming. Just like his “perfect phone call” to Ukraine, he produced the transcript and burned down the opposition.

Over and over POTUS leaves behind exactly what he wants them to find. His bait lights them up until they glow in the dark, and makes them easy to find. When he finds it useful to, he will burn them again with their own matches. Imho.


52 posted on 02/22/2022 11:22:34 AM PST by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Publik Skules/Academia -> The Farm team for more Marxists runnimcoming. Infinitum.)
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To: JoSixChip

So you do have a couple of brains but you’re still a complete pussy.


53 posted on 02/22/2022 11:22:58 AM PST by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: CMailBag

Sickening.


54 posted on 02/22/2022 11:24:46 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: RitaOK

👍🏼 👍🏼

Love it.


55 posted on 02/22/2022 11:26:18 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: Ikeon

You assume that there is the political will and power to do anything

Since there is no law, there is no law


56 posted on 02/22/2022 11:26:51 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Promoting Afro Heritage diversity will destroy the democrats)
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To: OldGoatCPO

And why should they think foar ahead?? The GOPe are a bunch of cowards.

They could’ve held obama’s feet to the fire in 2010 and 2014 but they did nothing. Its not just about winning the House & Senate back in 2022- its winning it back with the RIGHT people, not these damned cowardly RINO’s!!!


57 posted on 02/22/2022 11:26:57 AM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: vivenne

Paul, Cruz, Jordan, Gaetz, etc...


58 posted on 02/22/2022 11:28:37 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: LoveMyFreedom

WE aren’t taking congress.

Establishment does not represent us.


59 posted on 02/22/2022 11:30:29 AM PST by SPDSHDW (You get what you let occur with no resistance. Everything Joepedo n' felons do is on your head.)
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To: fatman6502002

Thank you!!! I’m with you. Every single letter in your post is absolutely right.


60 posted on 02/22/2022 11:41:06 AM PST by bigfootbob
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