Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of January 6 records

Donald Trump speaks during a rally (Evan Vucci/AP)

Former US president Donald Trump has turned to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol led by his supporters.

Mr Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reverse lower court rulings against the former president, who has fought to block the records even after President Joe Biden waived executive privilege over them.