January 6 Committee Withdraws Subpoena for Trump

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The Jan. 6 House select committee withdrew its subpoena of former President Donald Trump, which prompted a victory lap from his attorney and the former commander-in-chief himself.

The panelโ€™s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), said in a letter to Trumpโ€™s attorneys that the committee is no longer pursuing the subpoena that was issued in October for the former presidentโ€™s testimony and documents regarding the Jan. 6, 2021 incident at the Capitol.

โ€œIn light of the imminent end of our investigation, the Select Committee can no longer pursue the specific information covered by the subpoena,โ€ Thompson wrote in the Dec. 28 letter, which came after the committee concluded its work last week and released its final report.

โ€œTherefore, through this letter, I hereby formally withdraw the subpoena issued to former President Trump, and notify you that he is no longer obligated to comply or produce records in response to said subpoena,โ€ Thompson added.

โ€˜Waved the White Flagโ€™

Harmeet Dhillon, an attorney Trump hired after being subpoenaed, celebrated the panelโ€™s decision to put the subpoena away.

โ€œAfter my firm filed suit on separation of powers grounds to block January 6 House Select Committeeโ€™s illegitimate subpoena to President Trump over his activities while presidentโ€”the committee waved the white flag & withdrew subpoena,โ€ Dhillon said in a message on social media early Thursday.

โ€œWe were confident of victory,โ€ she added, โ€œin court, given precedent & refusal of prior presidents to testify in Congress. J6 committee wasted millions for a purely political witch-hunt, total abuse of process & power serving no legitimate legislative purpose.โ€

โ€˜I Did Nothing Wrongโ€™

Trump, too, addressed the matter of the cancellation in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform.

โ€œWas just advised that the Unselect Committee of political Thugs has withdrawn the Subpoena of me concerning the January 6th Protest of the CROOKED 2020 Presidential Election,โ€ Trump wrote.

โ€œThey probably did so because they knew I did nothing wrong, or they were about to lose in Court. Perhaps the FBIโ€™s involvement in RIGGING the Election played into their decision. In any event, the Subpoena is DEAD!โ€ he added.

Byย Tom Ozimek

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