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.
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I agree with you. Which category you named are you in? To answer your question, I am at least going to wait until they drive up in the yard. And why are you still here, then. I understand it gets frustrating.
A gutter news agency writing about a supine court.
Most likely theyll be nothing actually salacious or treasonous in these communications. Theyll be tiny nuggets held up as bomshells but then as usual the truth leaks out , Trump is proven right and the issue disappears.
Right. God you people are just downright stupid.
There were no dissenting voices on the decision, so even Thomas and Alito agreed.
Ugh… yes, they’re slithering all over the place here, leaving their demented, demoralizing slime trails. They have nothing constructive to offer.
I do my best to ignore them.
If we are stupid, what do you continue interacting with us.
What does it say about you? A charter member of MENSA?
The sc has not taken a look at what is going on since they stole the election and hapless Biden is in the seat?
Does anyone in that government give a rats rear what happens to this nation?
Shelves are still half empty.. gas too hi.. Americans left behind in Afghanistan... Russia feeling like no one can stop them now..
Idiots in charge and nothing is ok!!!
Exactly. Just remember back to IRS hearing, Benghazi hearing, email gate with Hillary, while she was SOC and getting money to Clinton foundation, etc. Nothing will happen.
Our Supreme court would protect a Democratic President by saying there isn’t sufficient justifiable reason to get access to logs and records, etc. If there hadn’t been a Jan 6th incident, I doubt SC would have ruled the way they did against Trump. That rally was perfect set up to get access to Trump logs, phone calls, records, etc.
Why do you keep asking me stupid questions? Its your own posts that clue everyone in, as to how stupid you are, the fact that you keep taking the bait and proving it over and over is on you.
I am not responding back to me. You are. I do stand in awe of your Infinite Wisdom ,though.
Whatever moron.
well, bye.
Kudos, Ms. Jane. 😊
What constitutes “when the time comes?”
I’m not sure this sets a precedent for Senators and members of Congress. Are they covered by the Presidential Records Act?
Maybe their respective states have some statutes governing their records. We’d have to look into that.
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