Select committee effort to obtain RNC files faces appeals court test

The committee’s attempt to obtain Republican National Committee records rests with Judge Neomi Rao, pictured, as well as Judges Gregory Katsas and Justin Walker. | J. Scott Applewhite, File/AP Photo

Three federal appeals court judges are all that stand between the Jan. 6 select committee and a batch of Republican Party records that could shed light on how the party capitalized on — and amplified — Donald Trump’s effort to sow doubt about the results of the 2020 election.

All three of them are Trump appointees.

In a twist of fate that could weigh heavily on the select committee’s public hearings slated for next month,

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