Trump Tells Former Aides to Defy Subpoenas From Jan. 6 Panel

nytimes ^ | 10/7/2021 | luke broadwater;maggie haberman

[bitt]

The select committee also sent subpoenas to two “Stop the Steal” organizers and a group affiliated with the event that preceded the mob violence.

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump has instructed his former aides not to comply with subpoenas from the special congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot, raising the prospect of the panel issuing criminal referrals for some of his closest advisers as early as Friday.

In a letter reviewed by The New York Times, Mr. Trump’s lawyer asked that witnesses not provide testimony or documents related to their “official” duties, and instead to invoke any immunities they might have “to the fullest extent permitted by law.”

The House committee has ordered four former Trump administration officials — Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff; Dan Scavino Jr., a deputy chief of staff; Stephen K. Bannon, an adviser; and Kash Patel, a Pentagon chief of staff — to sit for depositions and furnish documents and other materials relevant to its investigation. They all faced a Thursday deadline to respond.

Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi and the chairman of the select committee, has threatened criminal referrals for witnesses who do not comply with the subpoenas, and said the panel expected witnesses “to cooperate fully with our probe.” The move amounted to a declaration of war by Mr. Trump on the investigation, and raised legal questions about how far the committee could go in compelling information from a former president and his advisers.

The committee is demanding that Mr. Meadows and Mr. Patel submit to questioning next Thursday, and Mr. Bannon and Mr. Scavino the following day.

It is unclear whether President Biden’s team will see fit to extend executive privilege — which shields a sitting president’s communications and deliberations from disclosure — to the former president.

[bitt]

HAHA, THEY CAN’T FIND THEM TO SERVE THEM!!!!

Let’s go, Brandon!!!

[BigEdLB]

Is an on doing his twice daily pod cast from an undisclosed location? Delicious

[BigEdLB]

Is Bannon doing his twice daily pod cast from an undisclosed location? Delicious

[freespirit2012]

uh-oh, they are going to impeach him again.

[Gene Eric]

The “siege” was staged — all of it.

[windsorknot]

This is how you deal with Star Chambers and Kangaroo Courts.

[Gene Eric]

# Biden

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Eff Joe Biden....clap clap.....clap clap clap!

[Luke21]

Copy what supervisors and Democrats did in Arizona.

[MAGAthon]

there was some back and forth on an earlier thread today, arguing whether Tucker said “legitimate” or “illegitimate” when referring to Biden being “elected”.

yes, Tucker does say “illegitimate”

and “honestly” was said questioningly.

Tucker says: Biden got elected... honestly(?)... for a lot of reasons...a lot of them ILLEGITIMATE...

20m45sec in:

Tucker Carlson 7 October 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6BJEWetwI

[AmericanInTokyo]

Since he did nothing wrong, he ought to go right up there and testify and tell them the whole truth and shove it back in their faces. They would eat the ultimate crap sandwhich. As it is, to defy a subpoena like this only gives the other side the moral high ground as it appears as if they are hiding something. Since we all know the charges are groundless, there is no reason why they should not go up there and tell the whole and complete truth under oath.

[colorado tanker]

Great theater Donald, unless you are willing to pay their attorneys fees resisting the subpoenas. The Committee has unlimited resources to harass these people. They need to think about their families.

[Mark17]

uh-oh, they are going to impeach him again.

That’s the first thing I thought of too. 😀😁😃

[HKMk23]

If you tell a Democrat the truth, the only thing you’ve accomplished is supplying them something to twist, and BEAT you with.

Look at “riot” and “insurrection” and count how many supposedly conservative news outlets HAVEN’T folded like a cheap suit and AREN’T using those terms. If you count them on your fingers, ping me if you need two hands.

See, first the truth, then the left twists it, then they beat you with it daily like the f’n NVC at the Hanoi Hilton...daily, the same thing until all you can think to do is mumble their twisted version.

NEVER waste your breath telling the truth to a leftist unless you for real ARE on a mission from God, ‘cuz otherwise you have zero chance of success.

[Mark17]

NEVER waste your breath telling the truth to a leftist unless you for real ARE on a mission from God, ‘cuz otherwise you have zero chance of success

Can they plead the 5th?

[sauropod]

Which this definitely is.

[Candor7]

This is how you deal with Star Chambers and Kangaroo Courts.>>>>>>>>>>

Thats right. The very first denial that a false flag "quasi-judicial" body has ANY jurisdiction is to refuse compliance with any process of summons, subpoena or other orders.

The method of review is under the Constitution by Writ of Certiorari with Mandamus in Aid, to the Supreme Court of the United States, indicating a failure of Congressional jurisdiction based on fact and based on the Law of Due Process.

This so called panel is not concerned at all about discovering truth. They denied seats to any Republican, and then made it plain they would continue their false flag operation into the next election cycle in order to allege the insurrection was President Trumps fault, when in fact the left , FBI and the DOG , along with the Capitol Police actually created the "Insurrection" out of whole cloth.

Think about it. Pelosi and Schumer disempowerd the Sargeants at Arms, made sure the Capitol Police and the Dept. of Parks were not prepared, and then conspired with ANTIFA, BLM to create a staged insurrection , using entrapment foisted on the public by FBI plants in the "proud Boys," and in the crowd, like John Sullivan who was standing next to Ashli Babbitt cheering her on to her death , she, murdered by a Black Lives Matter Capitol undercover idiot with significant blemishes in his history on the handling of small arms.

And then Nancy Pelosi, crying false political rape, aided by the MSM, has 12 foot fencing installed with her JCS friend Milley over at the Pentagon, sending in the 6 thousand troops while before a salivating press ,denying Nancy Pelosi's demand that crew served weapons be emplaced in batteries around the capitol..... all because less than a thousand wing nut crazies were entrapped into busting through a few doors and windows in the House Side led by ANTIFA plants while on the Senate side the Capitol Police actually opened the doors for the " White Supremacist Insurrectionists" to enter. A theater of the absurd.

No wonder the bogus committee attempted to supress all of the video footage , and denied any Republican a seat on this bogus committee. The plants and the entire stage was created out of whole cloth, staged operation can be clearly seen on the various video feeds.One wonders who the Hollywood consultants were.

President Trump is quite right to fight this , its a fraudulent attempt to convict President Trump of Insurrection so that he will not be able to run in 2024 as a convicted felon who has committed a treasonous offence, disqualifying him from office.

Its an insidious plan. And if this committee can be stopped or hindered until Nov.3, 2022, it will die an appropriate death, because both the Senate and the House will be held by the Republican Party. Thus we see the desperation among these idiot American Marxists now willfully, with malice of fore thought,attempting to run America into the ground.

GO PRESIDENT TRUMP !

[1Old Pro]

After all the many hoaxes, from Russia to Stormy, the January 6th trespass event is all the Dems are left with. They sure did come up empty after years and years of lying with the willing help from the media. The media is keeping this 1/6 flame alive but it’s not easy. Heard metrosexual Toni Dikopul on CBS Mornings try to report this story, he’d have more meat if he reported on a nothing burger.

[liberalh8ter]

This is the right call. Congress has the power of impeachment which they repeatedly tried and failed. This is Pelousy’s new power grab along with an attempt to keep him from running again so a Mitten's type will occupy the (R) side of the ticket. They never learn.