At the heart of the controversy is a demand from members of the commission of inquiry seeking access to documents from Trump's inner circle, in order to examine the background that led to the outbreak of the riots in the last days of the administration.
However, the material which now belongs to the archives of the presidential institution, may be extremely sensitive and may include conversations between government officials and other personal information, so Trump's lawyers insist on immunity applied to them and that the move is illegal while claiming political persecution.
"The commission's request amounts to nothing less than a disgusting and illegal persecution approved by (President Joe) Biden and intended to illegally investigate President Trump and his administration. Our laws do not allow such an impulsive and severe action against the former president and his close advisers," the lawsuit filed yesterday. (Monday) in the District Court of Columbia and includes 26 pages.
Steve Bannon, 67, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, has so far refused to appear before members of the commission of inquiry. Photo: AP Photo / J.
Scott Applewhite, file
The move came against the backdrop of increasing the work of the investigative team, which also summoned Stephen Kay for a hearing.
Bannon, the (former) White House chief strategist and director of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, who has so far refused to appear before ten committee members.
Over the next day, there may be further steps against him for "contempt of court."
A group of rioters, including Jake Engli (center), an ardent supporter of President Trump in the moments of the break-in to Capt., Photo: AFP
Earlier this month, President Biden authorized the National Archives to submit to the commission of inquiry a first set of classified materials relating to the January events.
Trump's new legal process is aimed at preventing this action on the part of the administration.
The January 6 riots included a break-in and an assault on the U.S. Senate by hundreds of protesters and supporters of the former president.
Five people were killed that day and hundreds were injured, including a large number of police and security personnel.
Legal action has been taken against some 600 people indirectly and directly involved with the case.