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12/9/21

USA: Court rules Trump cannot block release of documents to Capitol attack panel - by David Smith

Donald Trump, the former US president, suffered a major defeat on Thursday when a federal appeals court ruled against his effort to block the release of documents related to the 6 January attack on the US Capitol.

Trump is expected to appeal to the supreme court.

A select committee in the House of Representatives is investigating the events on and surrounding 6 January, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in a bid to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s election win. Amid scenes of violence that shocked America and the world, five people eventually died and scores were injured.

Read more at: Court rules Trump cannot block release of documents to Capitol attack panel | Donald Trump | The Guardian

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