Through a White House attorney, President Joe Biden ordered the National Archives to send the White House visitor records from the administration of former President Donald Trump to the House Select Committee that investigates the assault on Capitol Hill.
In the letter signed by President Biden’s adviser, Dana A. Remus, the rejection of the former Republican president’s argument of “executive privilege” with respect to the requested documents.
“President has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the best interests of the United States and is therefore not warranted as to these records,” Remus wrote. “The files in question are visitor entry logs showing appointment information for individuals who were processed to enter the White House complex, including on January 6, 2021″.
The letter addressed to the national archivist David Ferriero specifies that the documents must be sent to the congressmen in two weeks.
Although the petition is now public, The New York Times was the first to notify President Biden’s decision, although it did not provide details.
The advisor Remus mentions that, like the Administration of former President Barack Obama, President Biden makes public the records of visits to the White House on a monthly basis, so “hiding” them or keeping them confidential, as former President Trump requested, “was not necessary.” .
This represents a new setback for the former Republican president, who unsuccessfully sought to block the access of congressmen to files related to the January 6 insurrection by MAGA supporters.
More Subpoenas
Select Committee Chairman, Democrat Bennie Thompson (Mississippi ) announced that, as part of its investigation, six subpoenas were issued to people who had knowledge of or participated in the efforts regarding the alleged “electoral fraud” alleged by former President Trump.
This is about the campaign advisers of former Republican president Michael A. Roman, Gary Michael Brown, Douglas V. Mastriano, Laura Cox, Mark W. Finchem and Kelli Ward, who in various states operated to “delay or interfere with the certification” of the votes of the Electoral College.
“The Select Committee is seeking information on efforts to send false lists of voters to Washington and change the outcome of the 550 election,” he said. Thompson. “We are seeking records and testimony from former campaign officials and others in various states who we believe have relevant information regarding the planning and implementation of those plans.”
It was recalled that to date the Committee has heard more than 550 witnesses.
Among the testimonies that the representatives are still awaiting is that of Ivanka Trump, who could provide details of the operation in the White House and her father’s conversations with legislators and other Republicans on the day of the assault on Capitol Hill.