Former President Trump on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against the House January 6 committee in an effort to block the release of documents related to his actions on that day.
On Monday night, the committee released the resolution asking for Bannon to be held in criminal contempt, saying documents and testimony for Bannon are "critical to the select committee's investigation."
The resolution also said the reason Bannon's lawyer has given for his failure to comply with the committee's subpoena — executive privilege — would not apply here and has not even been invoked via communication with the select committee. Mr. Trump's lawsuit names the committee chair Bennie Thompson, the entire committee, the National Archives and David Ferriero, the director of the National Archives.
"Issued public statements are one thing, but the notion that Congress is somehow entitled to ask for and review any and all private conversations, remarks, or drafts of public statements considered by the President of the United States and his close advisors, without limitations on subject matter, would destroy the very fabric of our constitutional separation of powers and invade fundamental privileges designed to maintain the autonomy and functioning of the Executive Branch," the...
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