Former U.S. President Trump sues Congress for trying to prevent investigation of riots on Capitol Hill丨Global Viewpoint

[Former U.S. President Trump sues Congress for an attempt to prevent the investigation of the Capitol Hill riots]On October 18, 2021 local time, former U.S. President Trump filed a lawsuit against the Special Committee of the House of Representatives in the Washington District Court in an attempt to prevent the Special Committee from being investigated. Obtain documents related to the riots in the Capitol on January 6. Trump claimed that he had administrative privileges and required the National Archives to keep his travels during his presidency confidential, thereby preventing the Special Committee of the House of Representatives from obtaining more than 40 documents related to the impact of the Capitol. The lawsuit stated that the House’s requirements for these documents are “unprecedented in breadth and scope, and are not subject to any legal and legislative purposes.” (CCTV News Client)