Biden rejects Trump bid to stop Jan. 6 probe from getting White House visitor logs from day of attack – By Kevin Breuninger (CNBC) / February 16, 2022
- President Joe Biden has rejected former President Donald Trump’s effort to stop the House probe of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot from obtaining White House visitor logs from the day of the attack.
- Biden’s counsel Dana Remus told the National Archives and Records Administration that the president is ordering the release of those and other records to the House select committee.
- Trump had claimed that the records are protected by executive privilege.
President Joe Biden has rejected former President Donald Trump’s effort to stop the House probe of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot from obtaining White House visitor logs from the day of the attack.
Biden’s counsel Dana Remus told the National Archives and Records Administration in a letter dated Tuesday that the president is ordering the release of those and other records to the House select committee.
Trump had claimed that the records — entries in visitor logs showing who was processed to enter the White House complex, including on Jan. 6, 2021 — are protected by executive privilege, the legal doctrine that allows for some executive-branch documents to be kept hidden.
