According to a report from Politico, the National Archives revealed more specifics on which documents former president Donald Trump is attempting to keep away from the House select committee investigating the Jan 6th insurrection.
In a Saturday morning court filing, the list includes former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany's talking point notes along with call logs of Trump's phone calls and notes taken by aides.
As Politico's Kyle Cheney wrote, "... the former president has sought to block about 750 pages out of nearly 1,600 identified by officials as relevant to the Jan. 6 investigation. Among them are hundreds of pages from 'multiple binders of the former press secretary [Kayleigh McEnany] which is made up almost entirely of talking points and statements related to the 2020 election.'"
Pointing out that Trump is also trying to block the release of "daily presidential diaries, drafts of election-related speeches," Cheney adds that multiple files the former president is trying to keep out of the committee's hands include those belonging to, "former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, adviser Stephen Miller and deputy counsel Patrick Philbin."
In the court filing, attorneys representing Archivist David Ferriero wrote, "These records all relate to the events on or about January 6, and may assist the Select Committee's investigation into that day, including what was occurring at the White House immediately before, during and after the January 6 attack."
Pushing back at Trump's efforts to keep the documents away, the filing added, "Even assuming the applicability of executive privilege, however, the documents may assist the Select Committee in understanding efforts to communicate with the American public, including those who attacked the Capitol on January 6, on the subjects of alleged voter fraud, election security, and other topics concerning the 2020 election."
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