FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Government Accountability Project Submits Amici Curiae Brief to
Supreme Court in Trump v. Thompson Case

President Trump’s request to block a release of records related to January 6 threatens the foundations of our government and laws.

WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project; along with Government Information Watch, National Security Counselors, Louis Fisher, Heidi Kitrosser, Mark J. Rozell, Jonathan Shaub, and Mitchel A. Sollenberger; has submitted a friend of the court brief to the Supreme Court in the Trump v. Thompson case in support of the United States Congress. This brief argues that there is no legal basis for President Trump to request a block of records related to the January 6 attack.

This conclusion is held up by three arguments made throughout the brief:

1. President Trump’s claim does not fit within the Youngstown scheme, a leading judicial precedent case that evaluates a president’s ability to control information following the conclusion of an administration.
2. President Trump’s claim is incompatible with the Presidential Records Act, which was amended by Congress in 2014 to give the current president power over presidential records.
3. President Trump lacks constitutional authority to assert constitutional privilege. While Trump’s case is built on the Nixon v. GSA Supreme Court case, this brief argues how that case does not support its claims.

As our nation’s democracy continues to face turmoil one year after the January 6 attacks, it...

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