The Republican billionaire had invoked the right of the executive branch to keep certain information secret.
A US court on Tuesday night allowed documents related to the assault on the Capitol on January 6 by supporters of Donald Trump to be turned over to a congressional commission of inquiry despite the former president’s attempts to prevent it.
“The court holds that the public interest lies in allowing – not prohibiting – the combined willingness of the legislative and executive branches to study the events that occurred and led up to January 6,” wrote federal judge Tanya Chutkan in her ruling, which was broadcast by various US media.
Trump wanted to prevent a Democrat-controlled House of Inquiry Committee from receiving hundreds of documents, including a list of people who visited or called him on the day of the Capitol attack.
The Republican billionaire had invoked the right of the executive branch to keep certain information secret.
Trump’s lawyers have already shown their willingness to appeal the decision, the Washington Post reported.
The House committee investigating the assault on Congress on Tuesday launched a new round of subpoenas from members of the former president’s inner circle, including Kayleigh McEnany, who was his White House spokesperson. (I)
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