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December 29, 2021

Jan. 6 Committee Defers Request for Trump Records as White House Cites National Security
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The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has
agreed to defer its request for hundreds of Trump administration
records. The White House has rejected Trump's blanket claims of
executive privilege, but Biden administration lawyers argue releasing
all of the documents could compromise national security and undermine
future presidents' claims of executive privilege.


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