The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack has issued a subpoena to compel testimony from Pat Cipollone, former President Donald Trump’s White House counsel. January 6 committee subpoenas Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone for testimony: Cipollone, who many former administration officials credit with helping to prevent Trump from taking … Read more
The Washington Post and New York Times still have their reporting behind a pay wall this morning, but here is a summary from Steve Benen. New subpoenas signal intensifying Justice Dept. probe into Jan. 6: The number of entities investigating Team Trump’s fake elector scheme has grown over time. The list includes the National Archives, … Read more
The Washington Post still has its exclusive “Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, people close to Jan. 6 probe say” behind a paywall this morning, but here is Bob Costa of CBS News with the substance of the report, Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, sources say newly discovered emails show: The House committee investigating … Read more
Greg Sargent of the Washington Post writes, Kevin McCarthy’s coverup for Trump just got much more alarming: Let’s stipulate this upfront: A top lawmaker who is actively working to scuttle a full accounting into a violent insurrection has no business playing a potentially decisive role in the process by which the next presidential election is … Read more
The New York Times reports, Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas 5 Republican Representatives: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued subpoenas on Thursday to five Republican members of Congress, including Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, who had refused to meet with the panel voluntarily. If they did nothing wrong, why won’t … Read more