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Joan E Greve in Washington

Supreme court rejects Trump’s request to block access to January 6 records

Trump told supporters at a rally on 6 January 2021 to “fight like hell” to prevent the recently elected Joe Biden from being certified as president.
Trump told supporters at a rally on 6 January 2021 to “fight like hell” to prevent the recently elected Joe Biden from being certified as president. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

The supreme court has formally rejected Donald Trump’s request to block the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack from accessing White House records related to the events of 6 January 2021.

The court announced on Tuesday in its latest list of orders that it would not take up Trump’s appeal to a lower-court ruling allowing the select committee access to the documents.

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