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Trump signaled that he would try to block release of White House documents sought by the House Jan. 6 committee, setting up a direct clash with the Biden White House and the archivist. It was another bid to wall off the paper trail around January 6, and another reminder that the former president’s preferred defense is to stall until the calendar helps him.
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Trump signaled that he would try to block release of White House documents sought by the House Jan. 6 committee, setting up a direct clash with the Biden White House and the archivist. It was another bid to wall off the paper trail around January 6, and another reminder that the former president’s preferred defense is to stall until the calendar helps him.
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Trump signaled that he would try to block release of White House documents sought by the House Jan. 6 committee, setting up a direct clash with the Biden White House and the archivist. It was another bid to wall off the paper trail around January 6, and another reminder that the former president’s preferred defense is to stall until the calendar helps him.
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