Trump files lawsuit to block release of Capitol riots documents

The committee is seeking the documents as part of its investigation into how a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC on January 6 in an effort to halt the certification of Mr Biden’s win

Donald Trump. File Picture: Evan Vucci/AP

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to block the release of documents to the January 6 select committee of Congress, challenging the decision of President Joe Biden to release them.

The former president claims in the lawsuit that the request “is almost limitless in scope”, and seeks records with no reasonable connection to that day.