In Tuesday night ruling, a federal judge dismantled Donald Trump’s assertion of executive privilege to prevent the National Archives from turning over hundreds of documents pertinent to the House probe examining the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
In her ruling, judge Tanya Chutkan sent a clear message to Trump that he cannot outrun the rule of law and the Constitution forever and reminded him he’s no longer president.
“Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President,” judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in her ruling before writing that “current commander in chief Joe Biden — and not the former occupants of the office — is the determining factor in privilege claims,” according to CNN.
Trump has been trying to outrun the clock ahead of the 2022 midterms, hoping that a Republican takeover of the House would shield him from prosecution.
As noted by CNN, “Tuesday’s ruling offers an immediate boost to the committee investigating the January 6 attack by a pro-Trump mob on the US Capitol.”
