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Former President Donald Trump has sued the House select committee on the Jan. 6th attacks after it subpoenaed a number of his top former advisors and demanded White House documents from the National Archives.
Trump's suit, filed Monday in US District Court, names as defendants both the committee itself and archivist David Ferriero.
The filing claims the committee 'has decided to harass President Trump and senior members of his administration (among others) by sending an illegal, unfounded, and overbroad records request to the Archivist of the United States.'
'This self-described “sweeping” request is almost limitless in scope and effectively seeks every presidential record and communication that could tenuously relate to events that occurred on January 6, 2021,' Trump writes.
Former President Donald Trump sued the Archives and the Jan. 6th Committee for a probe he called 'illegal' and 'unfounded' in a filing
His suit mirrors his posture during previous congressional probes while he was in office and ordered top officials not to participate.
His legal standing now is somewhat different; President Joe Biden and his administration have said they will not assert executive privilege, and in public statements have repeatedly spoken to the importance of the Jan. 6th probe.
Last week saw deadlines for former top aides to testify under subpoena. Trump's lawyer had told the officials he intended to assert privilege.
Lawmakers are threatening to hold witnesses,
