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A US appeals court has rejected a bid by former President Donald Trump to block Capitol riot investigators from accessing his White House records. Mr Trump had argued that his past communications are protected by executive privilege, under which presidential files can be kept secret.

But President Joe Biden has waived executive privilege on the documents. Lawmakers are trying to find out if Mr Trump had foreknowledge of the riot, which took place on 6 January.

So how significant is this ruling? Jason Easley is Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA.com, a news website.

(Picture: President Donald Trump, June 2021. Credit: Reuters)