Capitol Attack: Court of Appeals Temporarily Suspends Disclosure of Documents by Trump and Associates |

The U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday accepted a request by former US President Donald Trump to temporarily suspend the release of White House documents that could implicate him in his January 6 raid on the Capitol.

These documents have been requested by the special committee of inquiry of the House of Representatives, which is investigating the bloody attack. Their publication was ordered on Tuesday by a federal judge, in the name of the “public interest”, specifically the need for the Americans to understand “the events that led to January 6th”.

The court of appeals to which the billionaire’s team of lawyers appealed announced yesterday that it has decided to have a “temporary suspension” and that it will meet on the issue on November 30.

The three-member court of appeals clarified that this decision “should in no case be taken as a verdict on the substance” of the case.

On January 6, thousands of Donald Trump supporters rallied in Washington as Congress ratified the victory of its Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, in the November 2020 presidential election.

The real estate tycoon addressed the crowd, claiming once again, without presenting any proof of this, that his victory was “stolen”. Hundreds of protesters then attacked the Capitol, sowing chaos and violence even in the semicircle.

Joe Biden has already approved the publication of the documents, approximately 770 pages long, which are kept in the National Archive and part of which was to be forwarded today, Friday, to the Congress.

Among them are mainly notes of former close associates of Donald Trump, as well as the White House diary – a detailed record of activities, travel, updates, telephone conversations, etc.

Other documents that the former president does not want the committee to consult include his notes to former White House spokeswoman Kylie McCann, his handwriting on the events of January 6, and the draft of his speech at the rally. was christened Save America before the attack.

Donald Trump, who denies any responsibility for the incidents, cites his executive privilege of classifying some information as confidential. However, the special committee of inquiry and experts refute this argument and the issue will probably need to be resolved by justice.