Donald Trump is demanding access to documents whose supposed existence is based purely on a conspiracy theory, according to a report.
CBS News reporter Scott MacFarlane posted a screen capture of the latest filing from Trump's lawyers in the federal Jan. 6 case in which the team demands to see "missing" files from the House Select Committee that investigated the 2020 election overthrow attempt and the attack on the Capitol.
The claim of "missing" files dates back to the change in the House leadership after the 2022 midterm elections. The committee finalized its report in the last days of 2022 and before the GOP took over. They then uploaded the report, as well as all interviews, depositions, and data that they uncovered to a public website hosted by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
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But some critics have alleged that certain things are "missing," in the report.
Among the things missing that the J6 committee subpoenaed were text messages and communications among Secret Service members and others in the Department of Homeland Security – though they claimed that, due to a software update, they had no records from Jan. 5 and 6.
According to MSNBC's Lisa Rubin, "In a footnote, however, they tell Judge Chutkan that they're not positive the documents they seek aren't in the government's discovery. Instead, they tell her they have a 'good faith basis' for believing they don't have them – and then fail to explain what steps they took to develop said 'good faith basis.'
'Trust me' is rarely a good strategy with a federal judge."
See the excerpt of the court filing below or at the link here.
