House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Wednesday he will not participate with the Jan. 6 select committee's request to interview him about his communications with former President Trump.
The committee is weighing whether it has the authority to bring subpoenas against sitting members of Congress.
"I just don't even think that's a close question," said Rep. Jamie Raskin of the legality of subpoenas. He said the committee has had "no formal discussions" about the matter since returning from break."You have acknowledged speaking directly with the former President while the violence was underway on January 6th," Rep. Bennie Thompson , the chair of the committee,Thompson said the content of their conversations on Jan.
Thompson also cited McCarthy's support for election objections after the attack. The committee "wishes to question you regarding communications you may have had with President Trump, President Trump’s legal team, Representative Jordan, and others at the time on that topic," he wrote.said the committee has for McCarthy revolve around his conversations with Trump and the White House in the aftermath of Jan. 6, including about censure, impeachment, resignation and the 25th Amendment.
Thompson said the committee is "concerned about the potential for continued violence," asking McCarthy if he communicated concerns about violence in the lead-up to Jan. 6 with the Trump administration.with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, specifically whether Trump or his team nudged McCarthy to defend Trump during the impeachment trial.Thompson said the committee would like to meet with McCarthy on Feb. 3 or 4, or the week of Feb. 7.
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