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December 10, 2021

Federal Court Rejects Trump's Bid to Keep January 6 Records Secret
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A federal appeals court has rejected former President Trump's attempts
to keep White House documents secret from the House committee
investigating the January 6 assault on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
The ruling sets up an emergency review at the Supreme Court, which will
weigh whether President Biden had the authority to waive Trump's claims
of executive privilege. On Thursday, the January 6 committee released
slides from an internal White House Power Point presentation that argued
then-President Trump should declare a national security emergency in
order to delay certification of the results of the 2020 election. The
38-page presentation concluded, "Trump wins!" 


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