Holiday Livewire: Appeals Court Gives Trump Relief, Temporarily

American flags blow in the wind on a bright sunny day in Malibu, California

A federal appeals court has granted former President Trump’s request to halt the release of documents to the Jan. 6 select committee, but in doing so the court also fast-tracked the appeal, setting oral arguments for later this month.

The National Archives was due to comply with a subpoena from the panel and release an initial batch of documents on Friday. That has now been put on hold.

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