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Trump Could Be Subpoenaed by Select Committee
July 26, 2021 at 4:42 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 11 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/07/26/trump-could-be-subpoenaed-by-select-committee/
"SNIP......
The Houses select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump wont hesitate to subpoena members of Congress or Mr. Trump, and will try to enforce the subpoenas in court if necessary, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS): Anybody who had a conversation with the White House and officials in the White House while the invasion of the Capitol was going on is directly in the investigative sights of the committee.
......SNIP"
Fullduplexxx
(7,870 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)doc03
(35,378 posts)and there was absolutely nothing that could be done?
brooklynite
(94,740 posts)Walleye
(31,062 posts)malaise
(269,182 posts)Rec
Beachnutt
(7,342 posts)in other hearings the thugs just flipped em off and ignored them.
relayerbob
(6,555 posts)SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)Keep Dreaming
kentuck
(111,110 posts)...if they violated a subpoena. He was then asked if the DOJ would hold them accountable, at which time he went into a longer explanation, how they would first be invited to appear before the Committee before they would be subpoenaed. If the subpoena was violated, they could then be charged with contempt. He did not say what the next step by the DOJ would be?
gulliver
(13,197 posts)Not really.