Jan. 6 committee withdraws Trump subpoena, points to investigation’s ‘imminent end’
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol formally withdrew its subpoena to former President Trump on Wednesday, as the panel closes out its investigation.
“As you may know, the Select Committee has concluded its hearings, released its final report and will very soon reach its end,” Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said in a letter to Trump’s lawyer. “In light of the imminent end of our investigation, the Select Committee can no longer pursue the specific information covered by the subpoena.”
Harmeet Dhillon, one of Trump’s lawyers, celebrated the subpoena’s withdrawal in a tweet on Wednesday, saying the committee had “waved the white flag.”
“We were confident of victory in court, given precedent & refusal of prior presidents to testify in Congress,” Dhillon added. “J6 committee wasted millions for a purely political witch-hunt, total abuse of process & power serving no legitimate legislative purpose.”
The Jan. 6 committee unanimously voted to subpoena the former president in October, as it neared the end of its investigation.
“He is the one person at the center of the story of what happened on Jan. 6. So we want to hear from him,” Thompson said at the time, acknowledging that the move was a “serious and extraordinary action.”
However, Trump was widely expected to dodge the panel’s requests to produce documents and sit for a deposition, and he sued to block the subpoena in November.
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#BREAKING: Jan. 6 committee withdraws Trump subpoena, points to investigation’s "imminent end" https://t.co/KadXoRpLfi pic.twitter.com/Cpj63D2P38
— The Hill (@thehill) December 29, 2022
Yeah, that totally accurately describes the facts and/or the Committee's reasons for withdrawing the subpoena. https://t.co/j67WUYQGq5
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) December 29, 2022
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