A protester holding a Confederate battle flag and wearing a tear gas mask is among a crowd of protesters at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results.
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to block a House select committee from getting White House records as part of its investigation of the Capitol invasion.
The doctrine of executive privilege protects White House communications from being made public. The select committee objected to Trump's claims, and the president did not waive privilege over the disputed records.
Biden and the Legislative Branch have shown a national interest in and pressing need for the prompt disclosure of these documents, according to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The three-judge appeals panel said that Trump had provided no basis for the court to overrule President Biden.
The Supreme Court is almost certain to overturn the ruling that gave Trump two weeks before the court lifted the hold on the records.
A lawyer for Trump and a spokeswoman for him did not respond to CNBC's request for comment on the ruling.
The decision comes a day after MarkMeadows filed a lawsuit in Washington federal court that seeks to void two subpoenas issued by the committee.
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