The House select committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued new subpoenas for the organizers of the pro-Trump Jan. 6 'Stop the Steal' rally.
"The Select Committee needs to understand all the details about the events that came before the attack, including who was involved in planning and funding them. We expect these witnesses to cooperate fully with our probe,” Thompson said.appeared to be heading for a showdown with the committee, after failing to turn over subpoenaed documents by Thursday's deadline.
All four faced a Thursday deadline to turn over documents to the committee, and had not complied as of Thursday afternoon. The four did not respond to requests for comment from NBC News. A spokesman for former President Donald Trump's political action committee, Taylor Budowich, said,"The highly partisan, Communist-style ‘select committee’ has put forth an outrageously broad records request that lacks both legal precedent and legislative merit. Executive privilege will be defended, not just on behalf of President Trump and his administration, but also on behalf of the Office of the President of the United States and the future of our nation.
Thompson told NBC News last week the committee would most likely send criminal contempt referrals for witnesses who don't comply with the subpoenas. “We'll do criminal referrals, and let that process work out,” he said.
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