Friday, December 24, 2021

We're all waiting to see how this goes


Trump moved for an emergency injunction to block a ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington D.C. earlier this month, which sharply rejected Trump’s bid to prevent the committee from obtaining his files. He also filed a petition for full consideration by the court.
Banking on "his" court, isn't he?
The National Archives, which holds Trump’s papers, has indicated that it intends to turn over records from top Trump aides Mark Meadows, Stephen Miller, Kayleigh McEnany and others unless the court intervenes. Those records include speech drafts, strategy memos and logs of calls and visits.

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In a reply Thursday afternoon, the House asked the Supreme Court to expedite consideration of the case. House Counsel Doug Letter said he’s prepared to file a full response on Dec. 30 and would seek the court’s consideration by Jan. 14.

“Delay would inflict serious injury on the Select Committee and on the public,” he wrote, saying the committee needed the documents as part of “securing the safety and soundness of our democratic processes and institutions.”
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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