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January 6 committee issues subpoenas to 5 House Republicans, including
Kevin McCarthy!
The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is taking the extraordinary step of sending subpoenas to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyand four other Republican lawmakers who have rejected the panel's requests to voluntarily cooperate.In addition to McCarthy, the Democrat-led panel is subpoenaing Republican Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania.
Lawmakers on the panel have been weighing whether to subpoena their Republican colleagues for months, wrestling with whether they had the constitutional right to do so, and debating if they wanted to set such a precedent.And with hearings less than a month away, the panel is facing a ticking clock to get all the information it can.
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Re: January 6 committee issues subpoenas to 5 House Republicans, including
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson said the GOP lawmakers have information relevant to its investigation, and the panel was forced to issue the subpoenas after they rebuffed the opportunity to participate voluntarily.
"We urge our colleagues to comply with the law, do their patriotic duty, and cooperate with our investigation
as hundreds of other witnesses have done,"
If the five Republicans defy the subpoenas, Thompson said the committee could recommend contempt charges, as it has done for others, though members have not discussed that step.
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Re: January 6 committee issues subpoenas to 5 House Republicans, including
They are NOT above the law. Due justice.
