Biden blocks Trump's attempt to withhold documents from a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol President Joe Biden's administration formally rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold White House documents from a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In a letter obtained by USA TODAY, The White House has said that it would not be appropriate for Biden to assert executive privilege to block the release of documents sought by the January 6 Select Committee. "As President Biden has stated, the insurrection that took place on January 6, and the extraordinary events surrounding it, must be subject to a full accounting to ensure nothing similar ever happens again," said White House Counsel Dana Remus. #biden #trump #whitehouse #january6th