A federal judge ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump likely “corruptly attempted to obstruct” Congress from certifying the 2020 election, in a case over whether a House committee will receive a lawyer’s emails while investigating the attack on the Capitol. The ruling bolsters the committee’s investigation by providing access to the legal thinking behind how Trump’s flawed election challenges was wielded to slow down or prevent President Joe Biden from taking office. Lawmakers investigating the Capitol attack have argued that spurious claims of election fraud helped raise money and fueled the mob that ransacked the building. For more on the committee’s investigation, visit the link in our bio.