On Tuesday, a federal judge decided to deny former President Donald Trump's request to block documents being given to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots.
The ruling on Tuesday from U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan said that the records held by the National Archives could be released to the panel looking into the Jan. 6 events.
"Accordingly, the court holds that the public interest lies in permitting — not enjoining — the combined will of the legislative and executive branches to study the events that led to and occurred on January 6, and to consider legislation to prevent such events from ever occurring again," Chutkan wrote in her ruling.
The judge also said that the former president "is unlikely to succeed on the merits of his claims or suffer irreparable harm, and because a balance of the equities and public interest bear against granting his requested relief."
The committee is now set to receive the documents from the archives on Friday. However, Trump's attorneys quickly filed a notice of an appeal.
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The former president has filed a preliminary injunction to block the records from being released. He also claimed that executive privilege still applies to a former presidential administration.
Trump's attorney, Justin Clark, argued in a hearing last week that not allowing the president to invoke executive privilege would harm the institution of the office. However, it was argued the privilege is only for the sitting president.
President Biden has supported the release of the documents.
