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applegrove

(118,589 posts)
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 04:55 PM Jul 2021

Trump Could Be Subpoenaed by Select Committee

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 House’s select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump won’t 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.”

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doc03

(35,324 posts)
3. Didn't the Republicans just refuse to testify before
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 05:04 PM
Jul 2021

and there was absolutely nothing that could be done?

kentuck

(111,076 posts)
10. I heard Adam Schiff this morning talking about charging contempt of Congress...
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 07:01 PM
Jul 2021

...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

(13,180 posts)
11. If Trump is subpoenaed and doesn't show up, I wonder if Hillary will say something about it.
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 07:24 PM
Jul 2021

Not really.

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