US Supreme Court spurns Trump bid to keep Capitol attack records secret

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The decision means the documents, held by a federal agency that stores government and historical records, can be disclosed even as litigation over the matter continues in lower courts.

Only one of the court's nine members, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, publicly noted disagreement with the decision.

Any delay by the court in allowing the disclosure could have imperilled the panel's chances of obtaining the records. Republicans opposed the panel's creation and could shut down the inquiry if they win a majority in the chamber. Mr Trump has sought to invoke a legal principle known as executive privilege, which protects the confidentially of some internal White House communications, a stance rejected by lower courts.

 

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