On January 6, Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. The case has still not been dealt with.
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Washington At the request of former US President Donald Trump, an appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of files in connection with the storming of the Capitol in Washington. The decision should give the court until the end of the month to examine Trump’s arguments against the release of the documents, which would otherwise have been handed over to a House of Representatives committee of inquiry on Friday.
The appeals court scheduled a hearing on the case on November 30th. The committee of inquiry has requested access to Trump’s call logs, draft speeches, notes and other documents related to the January 6th storm on the Capitol. They hope this will shed light on the events that led to the unrest and on Trump’s efforts to overturn the result of the presidential election.
US President Joe Biden released the files. Trump then argued in court that he, as a former president, could still decide whether to release the documents. A judge rejected this on Tuesday, explaining among other things: “Presidents are not kings and the plaintiff is not a president.” She rejected an urgent motion from Trump on Wednesday.
In their emergency appeal to the appeals court, Trump’s lawyers wrote that the ex-president would suffer irreparable damage without delay. He was denied the constitutional right to be fully heard in any serious disagreement between the former and incumbent presidents, they said.
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The case will be heard on November 30th by three judges, all appointed by Democratic presidents: Patricia Millett and Robert Wilkins, nominated by former President Barack Obama, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated by Biden. Given the magnitude of the case, it was considered likely that the losing side would appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
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