Federal judge refuses Trump request to block January 6 records

Former president Donald Trump (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

A federal judge has rejected former president Donald Trump’s request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot.

In denying a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, US District judge Tanya Chutkan said Congress had a strong public interest in obtaining records that could shed light on a violent insurrection mounted by the former president’s supporters.