In his conquest to keep records and call logs private from his White House — Donald Trump has lost that argument in court this week in a major blow to his case. According to the ruling in the case, the judge does not believe that Trump has privlege in this case as he is no longer President. As of now, the records are readying to be turned over to the 6 Janauary committee aka those in which are investigating the terror attacks that took place against the United States Capitol.
Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President,” she wrote.
As of now, the National Archives remains on track to turn over to the House a number of documents on Friday, including White House call logs, video logs and schedules related to January 6 as well as three pages of handwritten notes from Trump’s then-chief of staff. The outcome in court also could help the House in its pursuit of more information from those around Trump, including witnesses who’ve been subpoenaed and haven’t spoken to the committee yet.
“The court holds that the public interest lies in permitting — not enjoining — the combined will of the legislative and executive branches to study the events that led to and occurred on January 6, and to consider legislation to prevent such events from ever occurring again,” Chutkan wrote in a 39-page opinion.
The judge also admitted in court that the committee has made dozens of requests about related records and information but is well within the scope of its legislative power to do so.
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