AMERICAN OVERSIGHT SUES FOR RECORDS ABOUT TRUMP'S ACTIONS DURING JAN. 6 ATTACK

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https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-sues-for-records-about-trumps-actions-during-jan-6-attack

AMERICAN OVERSIGHT SUES FOR RECORDS ABOUT TRUMP’S ACTIONS DURING JAN. 6 ATTACK

American Oversight

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The American people still have questions about the role former President Donald Trump played during the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. American Oversight is seeking answers this week through Freedom of Information Act lawsuits that could shed light on Trump’s activities that day, including his reported involvement in the troubling delay in deployment of the National Guard during the assault. 

American Oversight submitted requests less than a week after the attack for records of communications between the Defense Department or the Army and Trump, his chief of staff Mark Meadows, or Vice President Mike Pence. Pence reportedly was the one to push to send in National Guard troops while the former president allegedly resisted such a move. We also submitted requests for the Jan. 6 call logs of top officials at the National Guard, the Pentagon, the Army, and the Department of Justice, which could help the public understand how the federal government responded to the mob attack. 

On Wednesday, we filed two lawsuits in federal court to compel the release of these records. Both lawsuits follow another suit, filed Tuesday, that seeks records of communications and directives or orders sent or received by top officials on the day of the attack and during the preceding week.

Trump’s repeated lies about voter fraud and incitement of his supporters led to the violent attack, which temporarily disrupted Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results — and ultimately resulted in his second impeachment. 

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