Norman Eisen, a former ambassador to the Czech Republic and former President Barack Obama's "ethics czar," was special impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee in 2019-2020. Eisen is chair of the States United Democracy Center. E. Danya Perry is a founding partner of Perry Guha LLP, a litigation boutique focused on civil and criminal trial practice and white collar investigations. She was a former federal prosecutor and served as chief of investigations for New York state's Moreland Commission on Public Corruption. Joshua Perry is Of Counsel with Perry Guha LLP. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. View more opinion on CNN.
(CNN)Thursday, a federal appeals court opened the door to Congress receiving hundreds of critical documents about the January 6 insurrection -- perhaps in time for Christmas.
Former President Donald Trump went to court to block the release of those documents, but the DC Circuit Court of Appeals' careful and speedy decision was just the holiday gift our republic needed; on time and designed to stand the test of time.
After Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol and disrupted the electoral vote count on January 6, the House of Representatives convened a select committee to investigate the attack and to recommend legislation to armor our democracy against future attempts to overturn our elections.
In August, the committee asked the National Archives for Trump administration papers, including call logs, White House visitor...
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