The U.S. Supreme Court late Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to block documents and records from his administration to the Jan. 6 House Committee. Last month, Trump asked the Supreme Court to block the documents’ release, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected his argument of executive privilege, but granted his request to temporarily halt releasing the documents. Justices wrote in the latest 8–1 ruling (pdf), “Because the Court of Appeals concluded that President Trump’s claims would have failed even if he were the incumbent, his status as a former President necessarily made no difference to the court’s decision.” The House panel, which had been criticized for its partisanship, will now begin receiving the records they requested, such as call logs and emails, among other documents, that they say may uncover key details surrounding the events in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. The two Republicans …