Biden White House leans toward releasing information about Trump and Jan. 6 attack, setting off lega
Source: Washington Post
The White House is leaning toward releasing information to Congress about what Donald Trump and his aides were doing during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol despite the former presidents objections a decision that could have significant political and legal ramifications.
Trump has said he will cite executive privilege to block information requests from the House select committee investigating the events of that day, banking on a legal theory that has successfully allowed presidents and their aides to avoid or delay congressional scrutiny for decades, including during the Trump administration.
But President Bidens White House plans to err on the side of disclosure given the gravity of the events of Jan. 6, according to two people familiar with discussions who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private discussions.
In response to questions about White House deliberations over what information to release, Biden spokesman Michael J. Gwin said the president views the attack on the Capitol as a dark stain on our countrys history and is deeply committed to ensuring that something like that can never happen again, and he supports a thorough investigation.
Members of the investigative committee argue that Trump no longer enjoys the protection of executive privilege, encouraging the White House to push aside institutional concerns about sharing information with Congress and aid the panel in an investigation focused on what Democrats and a handful of Republicans have called an assault on democracy.
Its not really relevant because theres no president involved theres no such thing as a former presidents executive privilege, said Rep. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Md.), a committee member who teaches constitutional law. Thats extremely dilute and not really relevant.
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LetMyPeopleVote
(143,999 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Champp
(2,114 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)tonekat
(1,805 posts)...that trump has is whether to eat the slop they will throw at him in prison or go buy a can of mackerel at the commissary for his consumption.
ananda
(28,783 posts)I don't think so.
TheProle
(2,101 posts)and transparency on this.
This is not some nuanced, procedural fuckery. This is potentially active coordination of an insurrection, and it demands full disclosure.
Mr.Bill
(24,104 posts)The Supreme Court will have a decision in June of 2027.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)especially with Clarence Thomas's wife involved.
Mad_Machine76
(24,355 posts)no middle of the night one paragraph shadow docket ruling on this
rsdsharp
(9,040 posts)Even if you did, US v. Nixon held that executive privilege doesnt apply to criminal activity.
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)Doesnt wish for it to be. One of the reasons nobody made a fuss when trump disclosed top secret stuff to Russia.
LiberalFighter
(50,504 posts)Champp
(2,114 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Release it & stop the Media lies & coverup.
This is also necessary for History to forever Tell the Truth of 1/6/2021. , thanks biden.
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)in office, privilege no longer is applicable), what is rump hiding? This is further proof that he was indeed up to something nefarious, thus, indeed guilty of attempting to cause an insurrection to prevent Congress from performing their duties in certifying Pres. Biden's victory.
MissMillie
(38,454 posts)...(other than pardon a few crooked cronies) was incite a riot.
MissMillie
(38,454 posts)If anything needed some sanitizing, it would be 1/6/21
Bengus81
(6,907 posts)Then let's see if those six month wrist slap sentences are still good enough for many on DU. Get fucking real...IT was a planned take over of our Country not a merely tourism gone bad.
Deuxcents
(15,780 posts)And hurry up about it.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,788 posts)Talitha
(6,479 posts)Blue Owl
(49,918 posts)NOW!