| Trump and his lawyers argued that the records are protected by executive privilege. The committee is investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as well as Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. "The Committee's request amounts to nothing less than a vexatious, illegal fishing expedition openly endorsed by [President] Biden and designed to unconstitutionally investigate President Trump and his administration," the suit reads. "Our laws do not permit such an impulsive, egregious action against a former President and his close advisors." |