National Archives On Verge Of Giving Trump Docs To Jan 6 Committee | Talking Points Memo

[discobot]

The National Archives will give the Jan. 6 Committee its first few documents from the Trump White House this evening, absent a court order.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1401786

[maximus]

Just released photo of the National Archives delivery vehicle…

[leftcoaster]

[jwbuho]

Probably nothing earthshattering in those documents, but their release creates an Advent calendar effect regarding the documents to come.

“Come thou, long-expected archives,” and all that.

[dannydorko]

There’s an interceptor vehicle on its way:

[justruss]

Lovely.

[mdf]

What’s the over-under on whether the SCOTUS steps in?

[tindalos]

@discobot

In a Wednesday filing, the DOJ hit back at Trump, saying: “the release of certain records from tranche four — that Appellant has known for over a month would occur today — will not violate any order of any court.”

The so-called ‘textualists’ of the reactionary SCOTUS 5 should agree on such fine points but no one would be shocked if they contradicted themselves here as they have elsewhere.

The essential feature of conservatism remains unaltered and will be consistently enforced by this SCOTUS: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind as there must be out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

[dclanon]

Can SCOTUS just sit on this forever? The Archive should just release the records and then deal with any backlash from the court. Trump is not a government official anymore. Why should he have any say on what the Archive releases?

[edhedh]

@maximus

Just released photo of the National Archives delivery vehicle…

I do so hope the tranche of documents is released over a period of time. Don’t want the details lost in a massive data dump. Slow but thorough has its upside. (Downside for some, especially those named Trump).

[dave_mb]

@edhedh

I do so hope the tranche of documents is released over a period of time. Don’t want the details lost in a massive data dump.

I have a feeling whatever is in there is very explosive and won’t be lost on a Friday afternoon.

[alyoshakaramazov1]

Well, that article title was an over-sell.

Shouldn’t we be hearing from the god-damned SCOTUS soon?

[sthammond]

And why is SCOTUS sitting on this appeal? Oh, that’s right, conservative majority accommodating the GQP minority congress.

[justruss]

If there is ever a moment to see if Trump is baggage to be left behind, this would be it.

[timbomov]

The law governing the release of legally archived Presidential records gives former Presidents a chance to weigh in before they’re released.

[slagathor]

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse fer chrissakes!

[timbomov]

Or maybe it’s “anti-explosive” and more revelatory… as in the information that should have been archived… never was archived at all?

[john_adams]

This is just fucking stupid at this point.

[rhs1963]

Headline:

Diaper Donnie Dumps DooDoo in Depends.

[ralph_vonholst]

Are the CIA documents associated with the toppling of Chilean President Allende somewhere in the National Archives? Just want to know where they are.

Anyway, aren’t we paying for this shit? Seems to me we’ve created this Byzantine framework of documents and records keeping and sequestering at great expense to limit access. What good is a library where not only can’t you check out books, you can’t even get in the building? If it’s so important that the public can’t see it, you can be almost certain lies and subterfuge are involved.