A federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump맥스카지노�s request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.In denying a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Tuesday that Congress had a strong public interest in obtaining records that could shed light on a violent insurrection mounted by the former president맥스카지노�s supporters. She added that President Joe Biden had the authority to waive executive privilege over the documents despite Trump맥스카지노�s assertions otherwise.Barring a court order, the National Archives plans to turn over Trump맥스카지노�s records to the committee by Friday. But Trump맥스카지노�s lawyers swiftly promised an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The case will likely eventually head to the U.S. Supreme Court.맥스카지노�At bottom, this is a dispute between a former and incumbent president,맥스카지노� Chutkan wrote. 맥스카지노�And the Supreme Court has already made clear that in such circumstances, the incumbent맥스카지노�s view is accorded greater weight.맥스카지노�Trump 맥스카지노�does not acknowledge the deference owed맥스카지노� to Biden맥스카지노�s judgment as the current president, Chutkan said. She noted examples of past presidents declining to assert executive privilege and rejected what she said was Trump맥스카지노�s claim that executive privilege 맥스카지노�exists in perpetuity.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not president,맥스카지노� she said.According to an earlier court filing from the archives, the records include call logs, drafts of remarks and speeches and handwritten notes from Trump맥스카지노�s then-chief of staff, Mark Meadows. There are also copies of talking points from then-press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and 맥스카지노�a draft Executive Order on the topic of election integrity,맥스카지노� the National Archives has said.Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who chairs the House committee, said in a statement after the ruling that the records are crucial for understanding the attack and 맥스카지노�in my view, there couldn맥스카지노�t be a more compelling public interest than getting answers about an attack on our democracy.맥스카지노�On CNN, Thompson said Trump should stop behaving like a 맥스카지노�spoiled brat.맥스카지노�The nine-member House committee is investigating not just Trump맥스카지노�s conduct on Jan. 6 맥스카지노� when he told a rally to 맥스카지노�fight like hell맥스카지노� shortly before rioters overran law enforcement 맥스카지노� but his efforts in the months before the riot to challenge election results or obstruct a peaceful transfer of power. The committee has interviewed more than 150 witnesses and issued more than 30 subpoenas, including ones announced Tuesday to McEnany and former top adviser Stephen Miller. It is unclear, so far, whether the lawmakers will eventually call Trump to testify.Trump has repeatedly attacked the committee맥스카지노�s work and continued to promote unfounded conspiracy theories about widespread fraud in the election, despite the fact that Biden맥스카지노�s win was certified by all 50 states and his claims have been rebuked by courts across the country.In suing to block the National Archives from turning over documents, Trump called the House panel맥스카지노�s request a 맥스카지노�vexatious, illegal fishing expedition맥스카지노� that was 맥스카지노�untethered from any legitimate legislative purpose.맥스카지노� Allowing the House to get access to his records would also damage executive privilege for future presidents, Trump맥스카지노�s lawyers argued.But Chutkan said the 맥스카지노�the public interest lies in permitting 맥스카지노� not enjoining 맥스카지노� the combined will of the legislative and executive branches to study the events that led to and occurred on January 6, and to consider legislation to prevent such events from ever occurring again.맥스카지노�Trump spokesperson Taylor Budowich tweeted late Tuesday that the case 맥스카지노�was destined to be decided by the Appellate Courts.맥스카지노� He added that 맥스카지노�Trump remains committed to defending the Constitution & the Office of the Presidency, & will be seeing this process through.맥스카지노�___Associated Press writers Zeke Miller and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.