Former president Donald Trump on Monday sought to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to the congressional committee investigating the attack, challenging the decision of President Joe Biden.
In a federal lawsuit, Trump said the committee request was “almost limitless in scope,” and sought records with no reasonable connection to that day. He alleged the committee is seeking potentially millions of presidential records that he asserts are covered by a broad range of privileges, including those that cover presidential communications and conversations between lawyers and a client.
The committee’s request was
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