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It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is happy to report that it's Friday, Friday, December 10th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Let's start with the news.

A federal appeals court has unanimously denied former president Donald Trump's request to block the release of documents by the National Archives

to the January 6th Select Committee. The ruling upheld a lower court's opinion, which said that

in an executive privilege dispute between a current and past president, the sitting president, must prevail.

The court gave the former president 14 days to file an appeal with the Supreme Court,

during which the injunction to halt the transfer of documents will remain in place.

In a 68-page opinion, the panel concluded that, quote, former President Trump has provided no basis for this

court to override President Biden's judgment and the agreement and accommodations worked out

between the political branches over these documents. It goes on to say, both branches agree

that there is a unique legislative need for these documents and that they directly

relevant to the committee's inquiry into an attack on the legislative branch and its constitutional

role in the peaceful transfer of power. The court also explained the relevancy, writing,

quote, there is a direct linkage between the former president and the events of the day.

On January 6th, President Trump directed his followers to go to the Capitol and fight for their

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