Biden won't block release of documents related to Jan. 6 probe, Trump expected to challenge

right? Yeah, happy friday. The administration takes the events of January six incredibly seriously. As the president said on its six month anniversary, uh that day posed an existential crisis and a test of whether our democracy could survive. It was, in many respects, a unique attack on the foundations of our democracy. The President is dedicated to ensuring that something like that could never happen again, which is why the administration is cooperating With ongoing investigations, including the January six Select Committee, to bring to light what happened as a part of this process, the president has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not warranted for the first set of documents from the Trump White House that have been provided to us by the National Archives. As we've said previously, This will be an ongoing process. Uh and this is just the first set of documents and we will evaluate questions of privilege on a case by case basis. But the president has also been clear that he believes it to be of the utmost importance for both Congress and the American people to have a complete understanding of the events of that day to prevent them from happening again. There's nothing political about working to ensure that the events of January six never happened again. It shouldn't be a democratic thing, a republican king, an independent thing, a political thing at all. Um This should be a shared goal and a key part of that in our view is ensuring that the select committee has the information needs to ensure accountability for these events. This was a uniquely dark day and our democracy, a day that we need to get to the bottom of, and uh, you know, that's important context here as well.

The White House says that President Joe Biden will not block the handover of documents sought by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, setting up a showdown with former President Donald Trump, who wants to shield those White House records from investigators.The Friday letter from White House counsel Dana Remus to the Archivist of the United States comes at the start of a potentially lengthy legal battle over the investigation. Trump, who told his supporters to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�fight like hell바카라 게임 웹사이트� the morning of the insurrection and has defended the rioters who beat the police and broke into the Capitol, is trying to block Congress from learning more. Biden has so far sided with House Democrats, who have asked for thousands of pages of documents and subpoenaed witnesses connected to Trump.Video above: Biden won't cite exec. privilege on Trump docs, White House saysThe House committee investigating the insurrection, which formed over the summer, now has the momentous task of sorting through the details and obtaining documents and testimony from witnesses who may or may not be cooperative. And the jockeying between the two administrations, Congress and the witnesses is certain to delay the investigation and set the stage for messy litigation that could stretch well into 2022.In a separate development, a lawyer for Steve Bannon said the former White House aide won바카라 게임 웹사이트�t comply with the House committee바카라 게임 웹사이트�s investigation because Trump is asserting executive privilege. Bannon is the only one of the top Trump aides subpoenaed on Sept. 23 who was not working for the Trump administration on Jan. 6.Two other aides, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Pentagon aide Kash Patel, are 바카라 게임 웹사이트�engaging바카라 게임 웹사이트� with the committee, lawmakers said in a statement.Remus wrote that Biden has determined that invoking executive privilege 바카라 게임 웹사이트�is not in the best interests of the United States.바카라 게임 웹사이트� The House panel had asked for the records, including communication within the White House under Trump and information about planning and funding for rallies held in Washington. Among those events was a rally near the White House the morning of Jan. 6 featuring remarks by Trump, who egged on a crowd of thousands protesting Biden's win.Remus wrote that the documents 바카라 게임 웹사이트�shed light on events within the White House on and about January 6 and bear on the Select Committee바카라 게임 웹사이트�s need to understand the facts underlying the most serious attack on the operations of the Federal Government since the Civil War.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter Friday. It was first reported by NBC 온라인 바카라 게임.Trump responded with his own letter to the National Archives formally asserting privilege over nearly 50 documents.Referring to the Presidential Records Act, Trump wrote, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I hereby make a protective assertion of constitutionally based privilege with respect to all additional records." He said if the committee seeks other information he considers privileged information, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I will take all necessary and appropriate steps to defend the Office of the Presidency."The investigation sets up a unique clash, pitting the current administration against its predecessor. Since Biden now holds the office of the presidency, he will make the call on some of Trump's privilege claims. And while Biden has accommodated the first requests from Congress, the White House has said it will review new claims on a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�case by case basis.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The final word may not rest with Biden, but the courts, if Trump decides to litigate 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which is expected 바카라 게임 웹사이트� or if the House votes to hold any of the witnesses in contempt of Congress. In the case of a House contempt vote, the Justice Department would then decide whether to prosecute.If Trump were to win a case to block the documents, that would mark a dramatic expansion of the unwritten executive power. But he is expected to have an uphill battle, as courts have traditionally left questions of executive privilege up to the current White House occupant.The leaders of the Jan. 6 panel, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, said in a statement Friday that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�we will not allow any witness to defy a lawful subpoena or attempt to run out the clock, and we will swiftly consider advancing a criminal contempt of Congress referral.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The committee's subpoenas had set a Thursday deadline for Bannon, Meadows, Patel and a fourth witness, former White House communications aide Dan Scavino, to provide documents. They also set dates for interviews next week. Patel said in a statement that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I can confirm that I have responded to the subpoena in a timely manner바카라 게임 웹사이트� but would not elaborate. A spokesman for the committee declined to comment on whether Scavino was cooperating.In a Sept. 23 letter to Bannon, the committee said he had been in contact with Trump in the weeks ahead of the attack, urging him to focus his efforts in overturning the election on Jan. 6, when Congress certifies electoral votes. The letter noted that Bannon had been quoted on Jan. 5 as saying 바카라 게임 웹사이트�all hell is going to break loose tomorrow.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Bannon바카라 게임 웹사이트�s lawyer, Robert Costello, said in an Oct. 7 letter to the panel that until the issues over privilege are resolved, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�we are unable to respond to your requests for documents and testimony.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Costello wrote that Bannon is prepared to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�comply with the directions of the courts바카라 게임 웹사이트� when and if they rule.Costello's letter includes excerpts from a separate letter to Bannon by Justin Clark, a lawyer for Trump. Clark says documents and testimony provided to the Jan. 6 panel could include information that is 바카라 게임 웹사이트�potentially protected from disclosure by executive and other privileges, including among others the presidential communications, deliberative process and attorney-client privileges.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The committee has subpoenaed 13 other individuals connected to the planning of Jan. 6 and set deadlines for documents and interviews later this month. Associated Press writers Ben Fox and Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report.

WASHINGTON —

The Friday letter from White House counsel Dana Remus to the Archivist of the United States comes at the start of a potentially lengthy legal battle over the investigation. Trump, who told his supporters to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�fight like hell바카라 게임 웹사이트� the morning of the insurrection and has defended the rioters who beat the police and broke into the Capitol, is trying to block Congress from learning more. Biden has so far sided with House Democrats, who have asked for thousands of pages of documents and subpoenaed witnesses connected to Trump.

Video above: Biden won't cite exec. privilege on Trump docs, White House says

The House committee investigating the insurrection, which formed over the summer, now has the momentous task of sorting through the details and obtaining documents and testimony from witnesses who may or may not be cooperative. And the jockeying between the two administrations, Congress and the witnesses is certain to delay the investigation and set the stage for messy litigation that could stretch well into 2022.

In a separate development, a lawyer for Steve Bannon said the former White House aide won바카라 게임 웹사이트�t comply with the House committee바카라 게임 웹사이트�s investigation because Trump is asserting executive privilege. Bannon is the only one of the top Trump aides subpoenaed on Sept. 23 who was not working for the Trump administration on Jan. 6.

Two other aides, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Pentagon aide Kash Patel, are 바카라 게임 웹사이트�engaging바카라 게임 웹사이트� with the committee, lawmakers said in a statement.

Remus wrote that Biden has determined that invoking executive privilege 바카라 게임 웹사이트�is not in the best interests of the United States.바카라 게임 웹사이트� The House panel had asked for the records, including communication within the White House under Trump and information about planning and funding for rallies held in Washington. Among those events was a rally near the White House the morning of Jan. 6 featuring remarks by Trump, who egged on a crowd of thousands protesting Biden's win.

Remus wrote that the documents 바카라 게임 웹사이트�shed light on events within the White House on and about January 6 and bear on the Select Committee바카라 게임 웹사이트�s need to understand the facts underlying the most serious attack on the operations of the Federal Government since the Civil War.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter Friday. It was first reported by NBC 온라인 바카라 게임.

Trump responded with his own letter to the National Archives formally asserting privilege over nearly 50 documents.

Referring to the Presidential Records Act, Trump wrote, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I hereby make a protective assertion of constitutionally based privilege with respect to all additional records." He said if the committee seeks other information he considers privileged information, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I will take all necessary and appropriate steps to defend the Office of the Presidency."

The investigation sets up a unique clash, pitting the current administration against its predecessor. Since Biden now holds the office of the presidency, he will make the call on some of Trump's privilege claims. And while Biden has accommodated the first requests from Congress, the White House has said it will review new claims on a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�case by case basis.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

The final word may not rest with Biden, but the courts, if Trump decides to litigate 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which is expected 바카라 게임 웹사이트� or if the House votes to hold any of the witnesses in contempt of Congress. In the case of a House contempt vote, the Justice Department would then decide whether to prosecute.

If Trump were to win a case to block the documents, that would mark a dramatic expansion of the unwritten executive power. But he is expected to have an uphill battle, as courts have traditionally left questions of executive privilege up to the current White House occupant.

The leaders of the Jan. 6 panel, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, said in a statement Friday that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�we will not allow any witness to defy a lawful subpoena or attempt to run out the clock, and we will swiftly consider advancing a criminal contempt of Congress referral.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

The committee's subpoenas had set a Thursday deadline for Bannon, Meadows, Patel and a fourth witness, former White House communications aide Dan Scavino, to provide documents. They also set dates for interviews next week. Patel said in a statement that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I can confirm that I have responded to the subpoena in a timely manner바카라 게임 웹사이트� but would not elaborate. A spokesman for the committee declined to comment on whether Scavino was cooperating.

In a Sept. 23 letter to Bannon, the committee said he had been in contact with Trump in the weeks ahead of the attack, urging him to focus his efforts in overturning the election on Jan. 6, when Congress certifies electoral votes. The letter noted that Bannon had been quoted on Jan. 5 as saying 바카라 게임 웹사이트�all hell is going to break loose tomorrow.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Bannon바카라 게임 웹사이트�s lawyer, Robert Costello, said in an Oct. 7 letter to the panel that until the issues over privilege are resolved, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�we are unable to respond to your requests for documents and testimony.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Costello wrote that Bannon is prepared to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�comply with the directions of the courts바카라 게임 웹사이트� when and if they rule.

Costello's letter includes excerpts from a separate letter to Bannon by Justin Clark, a lawyer for Trump. Clark says documents and testimony provided to the Jan. 6 panel could include information that is 바카라 게임 웹사이트�potentially protected from disclosure by executive and other privileges, including among others the presidential communications, deliberative process and attorney-client privileges.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

The committee has subpoenaed 13 other individuals connected to the planning of Jan. 6 and set deadlines for documents and interviews later this month.

Associated Press writers Ben Fox and Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report.

Biden won't block release of documents related to Jan. 6 probe, Trump expected to challenge

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