Federal judge denies Trump's request to keep documents related to the robbery of the Capitol secret

By Pete Williams -

A federal judge ruled Tuesday in favor of the Congressional committee investigating the Jan.6 assault on the Capitol by refusing to prevent dozens of White House documents from being released when Donald Trump was president.

The judicial decision of Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the Columbia District Court, issued in a 39-page document, implies that

[The committee investigating the assault on the Capitol calls Trump officials and allies to testify]

“The court holds that the public interest lies in allowing ... the combined will of the legislative and executive branches to study the events that led to and occurred on January 6, as well as to consider legislation to prevent such events from happening again. Chutkan wrote, calling the riot an "unprecedented attempt to prevent the legal transfer of power from one Administration to the next."

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"For the first time since the 1860 election the transfer of executive power was distinctively non-peaceful," he added.

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have already advanced that they intend to

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"The disagreement between a sitting president and his predecessor from a rival political party highlights the importance of executive privilege," Trump's attorney, Jesse Binnall, said Monday, according to court records.

Binnall assured that the case involves "the ability of the presidents and their advisers to advise and receive advice in a frank and reliable manner, without worrying about the communications being made public to fulfill a political objective."

On Monday, Chutkan rejected an emergency request from Trump to prevent the committee from receiving the documents, calling the move "premature" because it had not yet issued a ruling in the case.

Then-President Donald Trump participates in a rally in Washington on January 6, 2021, before the assault on the Capitol by his supporters.Jacquelyn Martin / AP

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