![Appeals court denies Trump's bid to shield records from January 6 committee](https://cbsnews3.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/12/01/234782d6-79b1-4609-8b1f-40c0eb0c7df9/thumbnail/1200x630/296c4c7be74d68dea22c620143ecebe8/gettyimages-1233931879.jpg)
Appeals court denies Trump's bid to shield records from January 6 committee
CBSN
Washington — A federal appeals court rejected former President Donald Trump's effort to shield his presidential records from the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol, setting the stage for a likely showdown at the Supreme Court over the records.
A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with the House committee in a unanimous 68-page opinion on Thursday.
The House committee requested presidential records related to January 6 from the National Archives in August. Trump sued the committee and its chairman in October, claiming executive privilege shielded the records from congressional scrutiny, and won a temporary injunction.
![](/newspic/picid-6252001-20250216030556.jpg)
This story previously aired on Feb. 10, 2024. It was updated on Feb. 15, 2025. AMIE HARWICK (video): You can seek therapy to address an issue like depression, anxiety, a breakup. You can also seek therapy to be a better you! GARETH PURSEHOUSE (voicemail): I have so much I need to say. Please give me a chance to just say it. … Please (crying) please.
![](/newspic/picid-6252001-20250216003423.jpg)
Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with President Donald Trump's recent executive order, court documents say.