Former lawmakers seek to block Trump's efforts to shield Jan. 6 records

• The brief also argues that Congress' need for documents to investigate the Capitol riot surpasses any potential argument in favor of executive privilege by Trump, per Politico.

The big picture: The brief comes after Trump has filed lawsuits against the National Archives, seeking to block the group from releasing White House records.

• Trump asserts that his records from the White House are protected by executive privilege, but President Biden has repeatedly rejected Trump's executive privilege claims.
• The brief was filed under Protect Democracy, a nonprofit government watchdog that argues that Congress needs to fully understand what happened on Jan. 6 to write an apt legislative response, per Politico.

What they're saying: "Its power to do so here is not reduced — and is likely elevated — where the targets of the investigation include a former President and sitting Members of Congress," according to the brief, which entered the D.C. federal district court docket on Friday.

• "Under these circumstances, no personal interests of Donald Trump or disputed and unresolved questions of executive privilege could possibly tilt the scales against disclosing these records to the Select Committee."

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