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Re: Judge Slams Trump's Argument to Shield Jan. 6 Papers From Congress

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Fri, 05 Nov 21 1:43 AM | 14 view(s)
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I heard that Trump's lawyer actually admitted that they accepted the idea that only the current president could invoke executive privilege and that it was even inevitable that the documents are eventually going to be released to Congress. They argued that the law suit was NOT to protect Trump but to protect the Office of the President. They basically wanted the court to rule that Joe Biden had no rights when it came to releasing the documents of a previous presidency. In other words, they were not technically arguing the Trump could invoke executive privilege, just that Biden could not un-invoke it.




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Judge Slams Trump’s Argument to Shield Jan. 6 Papers From Congress
By: clo2 in FFT4
Fri, 05 Nov 21 12:27 AM 		Msg. 01740 of 13453

Judge Slams Trump’s Argument to Shield Jan. 6 Papers From Congress

A federal judge seemed deeply dubious over the legal arguments made by lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday, as they attempted to make a case to prevent a House committee from accessing documents from his White House. The House committee, which is investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, has subpoenaed the Trump administration’s records. Some requests, like one for polling data dating back to April 2020, are “alarmingly” and “unbelievably” broad, Judge Tanya Chutkan said. But she expressed skepticism over the Trump camp’s claims that the subpoenas were a “vexatious, illegal fishing expedition” totally “untethered from any legitimate legislative purpose.”

“Are you really saying that the President’s notes, talking points, telephone conversations on Jan. 6 have no relation to the matter on which Congress is considering legislation?” Chutkan asked. “The January 6 riot happened in the Capitol. That is literally Congress’ house.” The judge said at the end of the hearing that she will rule soon on the lawsuit.

Read it at Law and Crime
http://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-tanya-chutkan-shoots-down-donald-trumps-arguments-to-block-records-from-jan-6-house-committee?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition

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