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Oct 30, 2021 • 17 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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EXPLOSIVE late-night court filing fomr National Archives details what Trump is trying to block the Jan. 6 committee from obtaining.

They include "daily presidential diaries, schedules, appointments showing White House visitors, activity logs" and records of calls to Trump/Pence.
The records include files drawn from Mark MEADOWS, Stephen MILLER, and hunreds of pages from binders of Kayleigh McAneny.

They also include a draft proclamation marking the deaths of Capitol Police officers. Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood.
The first tranche: Meadows, Miller, Philbin, White House logs, call records >>> Image
The second tranche: McEnany, draft speech to "Save America" march, and "a handwritten note from former Chief
of Staff Mark Meadows’ files listing potential or scheduled briefings and telephone calls
concerning the January 6 certification," Image
The third tranche: Talking points on election "irregularities" in Michigan, an email chain from a state official,a document containing "presidential findings" on election integrity. Image
Full filing from the National Archives: politico.com/f/?id=0000017c…
TRUMP has pressed the National Archives to block 750 of the 1,600 pages identified so far as related to the Jan. 6 investigaiton — it's a far broader attempt by Trump to stifle access than previously known.
The Jan. 6 committee filed its own legal brief tonight too, rejecting Trump's claims of executive privilege as 'weak' and legally unsupported. Upholding them, they say, could impede efforts to prevent a future attack on elections.

politico.com/f/?id=0000017c…
The moral of this story: Never sleep on NARA!
NEWS: The National Archives has publicly identified the records Trump is trying to withhold from Jan. 6 probe:

-Call/visitor logs
-Draft speech to Jan 6 crowd
-Notes and files from Meadows, Miller, McEnany
-Emails from a “state official”

Much more here:

politico.com/news/2021/10/3…
The Archives is joining the Jan. 6 committee in opposing Trump’s sweeping executive privilege claims.

He is attempting to block 750 of the 1,600 pages identified so far — but NARA says he can’t overrule Biden, who wants the docs out.

politico.com/news/2021/10/3…
The National Archives catalogue of Trump’s Jan. 6-related records is startling, but equally eye-opening is its legal takedown of Trump’s lawsuit. politico.com/news/2021/10/3… Image
One factor is that presidents have throughout history waived executive privilege on matters of national significance, like Bush post-9/11 — and Trump himself when he decided not to block the Mueller report from coming out. 👀

politico.com/news/2021/10/3… Image
politico.com/news/2021/10/3… Image
MORE: Overnight, executive privilege experts filed a persuasive brief arguing that there is literally no scenario in which a former president can override a sitting president’s waiver of privilege. ImageImage
AND: Trump has no ability to claim attorney-client privilege over advice given to “the office of the president.” Image
Here’s who filed the brief Image

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May 2
In late night filing, Trump administration advances new legal arguments re: Alien Enemies Act.

1) U.S. has no “enforceable” agreement with El Salvador to retain custody over deported migrants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…Image
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2) “Vague” statements by U.S. officials about paying El Salvador for detention of deportees are not enough. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…Image
3) 24 hours is more than adequate notice to satisfy due process requirements for AEA deportations

4) Trump’s public statements shouldn’t be treated as official justifications for the administration’s AEA policies.
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Apr 30
BREAKING: A judge has ordered the immediate release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student detained amid Trump administration crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists.

@liz_crampton was in the Vermont courthouse where the decision just came down.

Details TK
He's already out 📸: @liz_crampton

@liz_crampton NEW: Columbia pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi walked out of court today after a judge ordered his immediate release from ICE detention. His words to Trump: "I am not afraid of you."

w/ @liz_crampton

politico.com/news/2025/04/3…Image
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Apr 25
NEWS: After canceling thousands of foreign students' immigration records — threatening their ability to study and live in the US — the Trump administration has reversed course and restored them all.

It follows intense pushback from courts across the country.

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ICE had terminated the records of thousands of students from a federal database called SEVIS that tracks their legal status in the country. The effect of those terminations was in dispute, but many students said they had been barred from continuing their studies and were at risk of deportation.

The reason ICE appeared to have canceled their SEVIS records? Minor legal infractions that showed up in criminal history searches — which the law explicitly says is not a basis to deny a foreign student, studying on an F1 visa, their legal status.

Now, after dozens of judges across the country flagged the likely illegality, ICE says it won't do that anymore. politico.com/news/2025/04/2…
By my count, there had been 103 lawsuits filed in the last 20 days, and judges had issued 50 restraining orders requiring the Trump administration to reverse the SEVIS terminations. Those decisions came in more than 23 states and from judges appointed by several presidents, including Trump. politico.com/news/2025/04/2…
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Apr 24
It is unfathomable that Martin was unaware of the widely publicized allegations about Hale-Cusanelli, who he has interviewed for hours and whose case made national headlines for years after Jan.6.
March 13, 2021: politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
March 23, 2021: politico.com/news/2021/03/2…
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Apr 18
BUSY NIGHT FOR THE COURTS: Late last night, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring DOGE’s access to sensitive Social Securitt data, saying the government flouted the law to provide unfettered access to DOGE without a reasonable basis. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…Image
ALIEN ENEMIES ACT: The Trump administration filed an emergency motion to block Judge Boasberg’s initiation of contempt proceedings, saying his suggestion of forcing the administration to prosecute itself — or bring back deported Venezuelans — is unconstitutional.” Image
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DISMANTLING CFPB: Judge Amy Berman Jackson has called a 10am hearing on whether the Trump administration violated her order against large-scale dismantling of the agency. She is seeking details of a purported reduction in force and the order to implement it. Image
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Apr 16
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg finds probable cause to hold administration in contempt of court for defying his order to turn around planes, demands new details in order for officials to “purge” their contempt. Details TK Image
BOASBERG said the evidence shows willful defiance by the Trump administration that amounts to criminal contempt. Full 46-page opinion: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_p…Image
Boasberg cites the administration’s gloating after his order was violated, noting the snarky “oppose”tweet from Bukele and how it was amplified by administration officials.: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_p…Image
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