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National Archives tells Trump it plans to hand Mike Pence’s records over to Capitol riots committee

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The National Archives has informed Donald Trump that it will hand over former vice president Mike Pence’s records to the House select committee probing last year’s 6 January Capitol Hill riots.

In a letter to the former president on Tuesday, US archivist David S Ferrioro said the decision was taken after consulting with the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel and the White House counsel and “as instructed by President [Joe] Biden”.

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