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US Capitol Riot Committee Summons Trump’s Former Personal Attorney
- Giuliani travelled the US after the 2020 election to promote the baseless claim that Trump had won…
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the congressional panel investigating last year’s US Capitol riot have issued a subpoena to former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
The House of Representatives committee demanded Giuliani and three others hand over documents and sit for depositions on 8 February.
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Giuliani travelled the US after the 2020 election to promote the baseless claim that Trump had won the vote.
The riot on 6 January 2021 was stoked by falsehoods about mass voter fraud.
Subpoenas were issued on Tuesday to three other Trump associates:
- Jenna Ellis – Giuliani’s assistant who the committee says prepared memos claiming that the election could be legally overturned
- Sidney Powell – A former lawyer to Trump who claimed that a court filing would unleash a “Kraken” of evidence, but it never materialised
- Boris Epshteyn – A Trump campaign strategist who the panel says held a call with Trump on the morning of the riot to discuss tactics to delay certification
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Bennie Thompson, the Democratic lawmaker who is leading the House select committee, said in a statement that all four aides “advanced unsupported theories about election fraud, pushed efforts to overturn the election results, or were in direct contact with the former president about attempts to stop the counting of electoral votes”.
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