Trump asked the Supreme Court last month to block the National Archives from turning over the records, after the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that his claim of executive privilege wasn't strong enough to overcome Biden's decision that Congress has a legitimate need for the material. The lower court's ruling was stayed to give Trump's lawyers time to appeal.
Trump's legal team said that the lower courts were wrong to find that the panel had a legitimate legislative purpose in seeking the documents, and that the real purpose is to seek embarrassing information about the former president. Terwilliger argued that a former White House chief of staff"cannot be compelled to appear for questioning," and that Meadows is"not licensed to waive Executive Privilege claimed by the former president."
The Supreme Court has not said whether it will hear the appeal and there is no deadline for the court to act. The Jan. 6 committee asked the court last month to expedite its consideration of Trump's lawsuit"because of the indisputable importance and urgency of the select committee's investigation." "Delay would inflict a serious injury on the select committee and the public" because it needs the documents"to help shape the direction of the investigation," the panel said in a filing.