request. they asserted executive privilege and petitioned the high court to hear the case after two lower courts ruled against him. the committee told the court delay would inflict a serious injury on the select committee and the public. the committee needs the requested documents now to shape the direction of the investigation and allow the select committee to timely recommend remedial legislation. some of the documents in dispute are white house visitors lists and call logs, handwritten notes from former chief of staff mark meadows, draft speeches and correspondence of the january 6 documents alleging voter fraud. all right. still to come here on cnn newsroom, the world, according to vladimir putin, delivered at a marathon news conference. we ll explain why he says nato is the blame for the ukraine crisis. plus satellite images and intel suggest a ballistic missile race in the middle east is picking up steam. an exclusive report on how saudi arabia is apparently making its
the january 6th select committee asking the supreme court to quickly consider whether to take up former president trump s white house records lawsuit just hours after trump, citing executive privilege, asked the court to block the release of about 700 pages of those records. here s what the committee tells the supreme court today. delay would inflict a serious injury on the select committee and the public. the select committee needs the requested documents now to help shape the direction of the investigation and allow the select committee to timely recommend remedial legislation. some of the documents in dispute are white house visitors logs visitors lists and call logs, written notes from former chief of staff mark meadows, draft speeches and correspondence about january 6th, and documents alleging voter fraud. a reminder that trump is now asking the supreme court to intervene only because two previous courts have already rejected his argument.