Supreme Court formally ends Trump’s fight over Capitol attack records

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

By Lawrence Hurley

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday brought a formal end to former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of White House records sought by the Democratic-led congressional panel investigating last year’s deadly attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.