On Monday, former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in District Court for the District of Columbia against a House special committee investigating the January 6 uprising and the National Archives to keep the records of his presidency under wraps, demanding executive privileges.. Reported by CNN.

Trump's lawsuit is an attempt to block the work of a House committee that is trying to investigate his actions before and during the siege of the Capitol.. The trial also marks his latest attempt in several long and tumultuous years of battling requests from the Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives..

The Biden administration has refused to assert executive authority over the first tranche of Trump’s presidency records, and he is currently opposed to publishing some 40 documents..

The lawsuit claims that the request for documents is "

The Trump team also calls President Joe Biden's refusal to defend documents "

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Several police officers filed a lawsuit against Trump over the storming of the Capitol.

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Earlier it was reported that a resident of the American state of Arizona, Jacob Chansley, faces up to 20 years in prison for participating in the storming of the Capitol building on January 6, 2020.. The defendant pleaded guilty.