Former President Donald Trump sued the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection and the National Archives on Monday in DC District Court, claiming executive privilege in order to keep information from his presidency hidden.
Trump's lawsuit is an attempt to obstruct the House committee's investigation of his conduct prior to and during the Capitol siege. Additionally, the court move is his latest effort in a lengthy and complex battle against subpoenas issued by the Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives.
The Biden administration declined to invoke executive privilege over a first tranche of Trump-era papers, and Trump continues to fight the release of approximately 40 pages.
According to the lawsuit, the House's requests for executive branch papers are "unique in their breadth and scope and are unrelated to any legitimate legislative purpose."
Additionally, it asserts that President Joe Biden's failure to protect certain records was a "political maneuver to appease his partisan backers." In a statement announcing the lawsuit, a Trump spokesperson leaned into this argument, accusing Democrats of attempting to alter the political narrative with their January 6 investigation.
"With Biden's approval ratings plummeting and Democrats' hold on 2022 slipping away, it's easy to see why the Democrats and the media want to divert America's attention away from the following: Afghanistan's surrender, skyrocketing inflation, a border crisis, crippling COVID mandates, and a stalled legislative agenda," said Taylor Budowich, a spokesperson for Trump and his political organization.
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, responded Monday night in a joint statement that "The former President's clear objective is to prevent the Select Committee from obtaining the facts about January 6, and his lawsuit is an attempt to delay and obstruct our investigation. We have precedent and the law on our side."
The pair vowed to "fight the former President's efforts to hinder our inquiry while successfully prosecuting our investigation on a number of other fronts."
The White House, for its part, defended its decision not to assert privilege over papers sought by the committee, claiming in a statement Monday that Trump "abused the presidency and attempted to undermine a peaceful transfer of power."
"The former president's activities posed an unprecedented – and existential – threat to our democracy, which cannot be ignored. As President Biden ruled, executive privilege should not be used to shield material indicating a clear and apparent attempt to violate the Constitution "Mike Gwin, the White House spokesperson, said in a statement.
Among the numerous legal arguments Trump is making in court, he contends that the House Committee has not made clear why it requires records from Trump's administration and that he should have some authority to keep his presidential discussions secret.
Additionally, it asserts that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional if "read broadly enough to provide an incumbent President unlimited authority to waive the executive privilege of the former President barely months after an administration change."
The National Archives is scheduled to provide the requested documents to Congress early next month, putting Trump's court pursuit on a tight deadline if he wishes to prevent the information from being released to the House.
Breaking: FBI raiding home of Oleg Deripaska as per law enforcement. @NBCNews
According to the FBI, there was "court-authorized" law enforcement action at Deripaska's Washington, D.C., residence. The representative provided no additional information about the matter.
A snapshot circulating on social media shows Deripaska's home encircled by yellow tape, with an FBI agent stationed at the driveway's end.
Deripaska, a billionaire energy magnate, is well-connected with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In 2018, the Treasury Department sanctioned him during the Trump administration.
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Colitis ulcerative is an inflammatory bowel condition. It typically begins in the rectum and progresses to involve portions or the entire large intestine. Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
Ulcerative colitis may start with a breakdown of the intestine's lining. The intestine's inside, along with its digested food, contains trillions of bacteria. Normally, the lining of the intestines prevents these bacteria from infecting the gut wall.
While the bacteria are contained, they remain imperceptible to your immune cells. They elicit no response. However, when the lining of the intestine fails, microorganisms that are normally innocuous can stimulate your immune system.
Ulcerative colitis is a condition that is caused by an autoimmune response. This means that the immune system, which is designed to attack foreign substances that enter our bodies, instead targets a specific organ.
In ulcerative colitis, germs in the gut cause the immune system to attack the intestine's own wall, causing damage to the bowel.
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A testicle that has not descended into the scrotum is referred to as a cryptorchidism. The testicles begin developing deep within the abdomen early in pregnancy, controlled by various hormones. The testicles begin to descend into the scrotum between 32 and 36 weeks of gestation. One or both testicles have not finished their descend at the time of delivery in 30% of premature male infants and around 3% of full-term male infants. The majority of these will then naturally descend throughout the first three to six months of life. By six months of age, less than 1% of infants continue to have the condition. Affected testicles may be one or both.
With an undescended testicle risk of infertility which is the inability to reproduce is increased, hernias, testicular cancer, and testicular torsion is (twisting). As the youngster grows older, an unfilled scrotum can also cause severe psychological stress. Early treatment is critical for these reasons.
Certain males are born with a normal descending testicle that appears to travel back up into the abdomen between the ages of 4 and 10. This is referred to as an acquired undescended testicle. This is hypothesized to occur when the spermatic cord linked to the testicle does not expand at the same rate as the rest of the child for unexplained reasons.
Occasionally, a condition known as a retractile testicle is mistaken with an acquired undescended testicle. A testicle that has descended completely into the scrotum occasionally retracts into the abdomen in this scenario. Retraction occurs as a result of an overactive reflex in the cremasteric muscle, which pushes the testicle out of the scrotum. This hyperactive reflex may be present in boys who are apprehensive or ticklish during a testicular check. Because the retractile testicle always returns to the scrotum, it does not increase the risk of infertility or testicular cancer.
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The Harry Potter alum attended the Earthshot Prize awards ceremony in London on Sunday, her first red carpet appearance since December's Little Women premiere.
Watson came at the occasion dressed in an optical illusion gown. From one aspect, the huge tulle Harris Reed piece, which was repurposed from previous wedding gowns (! ), appears to be a billowing full-length gown: