Appeals Court Blocks House Jan. 6 Panel From Accessing Trump’s White House Records

A federal appeals court on Thursday halted the scheduled transfer of records of President Donald Trump’s time in office from the National Archives to Congress, ruling that Congress cannot access the files for now. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overruled a federal judge, who had opined earlier this week that a House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6 of the U.S. Capitol had a legitimate legislative purpose in seeking the records. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama nominee, said the transfer could proceed as planned on Friday. Trump…