The Jan. 6 panel’s subpoenas for Mo Brooks of Alabama and others come as the investigation is winding down and as the panel prepares for a series of public hearings this summer.
, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is certain to further inflame partisan tensions over the 2021 attack.
The committee has been investigating McCarthy’s conversations with then-President Donald Trump the day of the attack and meetings that the four other lawmakers had with the White House as Trump and his aides conspired how to overturn his defeat. They have been debating for months over whether to issue the subpoenas.
“These members include those who participated in meetings at the White House, those who had direct conversations with President Trump leading up to and during the attack on the Capitol, and those who were involved in the planning and coordination of certain activities on and before January 6th,” the committee said as it announced the subpoenas.
McCarthy took to the House floor after the rioters were cleared and said in a forceful speech that Trump “bears responsibility” for the attack and that it was the “saddest day I have ever had” in Congress — even as he went on to join 138 other House Republicans in voting to reject the election results.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas McCarthy, Jordan, othersLawmakers 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 …
Read more »
Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy, Other Lawmakers Allied With Trump Subpoenaed in Capitol Riot ProbeThe select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot subpoenaed House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Trump-allied lawmakers.
Read more »
Archives poised to release more Trump docs to Jan. 6 panelThis set of documents — following of hundreds of others the House select committee has gathered in its investigation — will arrive as Capitol Hill prepares for the beginning of public h…
Read more »
Jan. 6 Public Hearings May Include Video Testimony From Ivanka Trump and OthersThe January 6 committee's public hearings may include video testimony from Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner.
Read more »
Judge agrees to stop fining Donald Trump $10,000 a day under certain conditionsNew York judge says he would purge his contempt finding against former Pres. Trump provided he met certain conditions by the end of next week, including paying a daily fine that had accompanied the order.
Read more »