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After judge's ruling, Trump faces an uphill battle in dispute with Jan. 6 panel

Donald Trump is appealing the ruling that would release documents from his administration, while the committee is trying to wrap up its work by next year.

A federal judge's ruling earlier this week rejecting Donald Trump's claims to stop a massive document release to House investigators has set the case on a new uphill course for the former president.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a member of the House panel, said the challenge for Trump's legal team now will be to convince a higher court to reverse U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's ruling.

"I thought it was a brilliant and devastating opinion for Donald Trump and his fading hopes of burying the truth here," said Raskin, who was also the chamber's lead impeachment manager in the case against Trump earlier this

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