Trump's lawyers ask appeals court to block release of Jan. 6 records to House committee

Trump's lawyers wrote to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit arguing that the former president would "suffer irreparable harm through the effective denial of a constitutional and statutory right"

By Nicholas Ballasy

Published: November 11, 2021 12:45pm

Updated: November 11, 2021 12:57pm

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers requested on Thursday that a federal appeals court temporarily block the National Archives from releasing White House records to the House's Jan. 6 committee conducting a probe of the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

President Biden has advocated from the National Archives to turn over the documents while former President Trump has claimed "executive privilege."

The Jan. 6 House committee is expected to receive some White House records on Friday.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled against Trump on Tuesday.

Trump's lawyers wrote to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday asking to block the release of the records, arguing that the former president would "suffer irreparable harm through the effective denial of a constitutional and statutory right to be fully heard on a serious disagreement between the former and incumbent president.”