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4. Yes they did, according to NYTimes....
Thu Jan 20, 2022, 01:44 PM
Jan 2022
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a request from former President Donald J. Trump to block the release of White House records concerning the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, effectively rejecting Mr. Trump’s claim of executive privilege and clearing the way for the House committee investigating the riot to start receiving the documents hours later.

The court, with only Justice Clarence Thomas noting a dissent, let stand an appeals court ruling that Mr. Trump’s desire to maintain the confidentiality of internal White House communications was outweighed by the need for a full accounting of the attack and the disruption of the certification of the 2020 electoral count.

In an unsigned order, the majority wrote that Mr. Trump’s request for a stay while the case moved forward presented weighty issues, including “whether and in what circumstances a former president may obtain a court order preventing disclosure of privileged records from his tenure in office, in the face of a determination by the incumbent president to waive the privilege.”

But an appeals court’s ruling against Mr. Trump did not turn on those questions, the order said.


https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-jan-6.html

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There's another possibility imaginary girl Jan 2022 #1
That's a good thought sboatcar Jan 2022 #3
Whatever happened to the concept of executive responsibility? Zambero Jan 2022 #2
Yes they did, according to NYTimes.... spanone Jan 2022 #4
Thx..that was how I read it as well PortTack Jan 2022 #5
No they didn't. former9thward Jan 2022 #7
Get rid of executive privilage manicdem Jan 2022 #6
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