House January 6 committee gives Trump more time to turn over subpoenaed documents

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Source: CNN Politics

CNN — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, released a statement Friday giving former President Donald Trump more time to turn over documents it subpoenaed but offering little explanation as to why the extension was granted. “We have informed the former President’s counsel that he must begin producing records no later than next week and he remains under subpoena for deposition testimony starting on November 14th,” the committee said in the statement.

The panel subpoenaed Trump last month seeking a wide array of documents by 10 a.m. Friday and for Trump to sit for an interview under oath beginning on November 14 and “continuing on subsequent days as necessary.” The committee also said it “received correspondence from the former President and his counsel in connection with the Select Committee’s subpoena” but did not provide additional information. CNN has reached out to Trump and his attorneys for comment.

Lawyers for Trump had accepted service of the subpoena from the committee as of October 26, according to sources familiar with the matter. Trump has criticized the committee but not said whether he would comply with the subpoena. On the day the subpoena was announced, Trump’s attorney David Warrington said in a statement the committee was “flouting norms and appropriate and customary process” by publicly releasing the subpoena and that his legal team would “respond as appropriate to this unprecedented action.”

The Trump lawyers tapped to deal with the committee’s subpoena demands have been coordinating with other members of the former president’s legal team while determining how to proceed, according to a source familiar with the matter. Despite operating as two separate teams, the lawyers who are focused on addressing the committee’s subpoena are consulting with attorneys representing Trump in the Justice Department’s criminal probe related to January 6, the source said, noting there are areas of potential overlap between the two separate legal matters.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/04/politics/trump-january-6-subpoena-deadline/index.html

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CNN — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, released a statement Friday outlining a new deadline for former President Donald Trump to turn over documents it subpoenaed. “We have informed the former President’s counsel that he must begin producing records no later than next week and he remains under subpoena for deposition testimony starting on November 14th,” the committee said in the statement.

The panel subpoenaed Trump last month seeking a wide array of documents by 10 a.m. Friday and for Trump to sit for an interview under oath beginning on November 14 and “continuing on subsequent days as necessary.” The committee also said it “received correspondence from the former President and his counsel in connection with the Select Committee’s subpoena” but did not provide additional information. CNN has reached out to Trump and his attorneys for comment.

Lawyers for Trump had accepted service of the subpoena from the committee as of October 26, according to sources familiar with the matter. Trump has criticized the committee but not said whether he would comply with the subpoena. On the day the subpoena was announced, Trump’s attorney David Warrington said in a statement the committee was “flouting norms and appropriate and customary process” by publicly releasing the subpoena and that his legal team would “respond as appropriate to this unprecedented action.”

The Trump lawyers tapped to deal with the committee’s subpoena demands have been coordinating with other members of the former president’s legal team while determining how to proceed, according to a source familiar with the matter. Despite operating as two separate teams, the lawyers who are focused on addressing the committee’s subpoena are consulting with attorneys representing Trump in the Justice Department’s criminal probe related to January 6, the source said, noting there are areas of potential overlap between the two separate legal matters.

[RockRaven]

1. Delay, delay, delay... And people keep allowing it.

Now they've got themselves a delay until after it becomes clear whether or not the Jan 6th Committee will be kaput two months hence.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. The Committee was not chartered to go on forever

They fully expected to complete their investigation and issue a final report by the end of this Congressional session as regardless of whether (D)s maintain control or not, there will be changes in the House membership post-election, just due to new members coming in to replace those who retired, passed away, or were primaried, etc.

H.Res.503 - Establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

Sponsor: Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (Introduced 06/28/2021)
Committees: House - Rules
Committee Prints: H.Prt. 117-24
Latest Action: House - 06/30/2021 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There has been 1 roll call vote
Tracker: Tip

This bill has the status Agreed to in House


H. Res. 503

In the House of Representatives, U. S., June 30, 2021.

(snip)

SEC. 7. Termination and disposition of records.

(a) Termination.—The Select Committee shall terminate 30 days after filing the final report under section 4.

(b) Disposition of records.—Upon termination of the Select Committee—

(1) the records of the Select Committee shall become the records of such committee or committees designated by the Speaker; and

(2) the copies of records provided to the Select Committee by a committee of the House under section 6(a) shall be returned to the committee.

Attest:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/503/text

[msongs]

2. they gonna run out of time before anything gets done if repubs take over nt

[SoCalDavidS]

3. LOL!! nt

[sakabatou]

4. They should know by now he will NEVER hand over the documents.

[PortTack]

6. I don't think the DOJ needs them to press charges..plenty of witness testimony without them

[yaesu]

7. tRump skates again. nt

[riversedge]

8. I am thinking the Committee wants to keep things quiet before the election because they know

Repugs will yell their mouths off. Hence, give Trumpy a bit more time. Just a thought.

[calguy]

12. I didn't think of that angle,

but it makes sense.

[KPN]

19. I would think being a Congressional Committee

they would have already thought of that angle when they issued the original subpoena stipulation and went ahead with the original November 4th stipulation anyway. When they didn’t get the information by the time stipulated, what were their options? Arrest him? But why’d they give him an additional 10 days? Wouldn’t 5 or 7 have been enough? This is all very perplexing and a might frustrating.

[NullTuples]

24. That's cowardice, not Justice

[Fullduplexxx]

9. "but offering little explanation as to why the extension was granted"

it was granted cause trump isnt handing them over....

[KPN]

20. That's about it.

[867-5309.]

10. Can't they Bannon him if he doesn't comply? n/t

[NullTuples]

25. Sure they could. "Can" is not the question. Do they have the will to enforce justice is the question

[calguy]

11. Bad move

He's playing with them and they're letting him.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Actually

I saw this posted earlier - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217317630

And note the date for when stuff is now due.

Also note that a Congressional Committee isn't law enforcement. They are the writers of the law, so their purpose is different from DOJ and that has always been the point of their existence - to review and investigate what happened and then write up a report which can be used to draft future legislation to attempt to make sure it doesn't happen again.

[calguy]

15. I can't disagree

I saw a few other opinions similar to yours and I had to reevaluate my opinion. They no doubt know a lot more about what they're doing than I ever will.

[NullTuples]

26. The judiciary's job is also not to enforce the law but they can levy fines and

& jail time which are then enforced by the executive, aka law enforcement.

[BumRushDaShow]

28. They are supposed to (euphemistically) "settle disputes of law"

HOWEVER note that whatever "sentences" (jail time, fines) they impose are based on what the prosecutor requests vs the defendant, and a judge will use the law (including "sentencing guidelines" codified in statute, past precedent, etc) to guide that decision.

So still not quite the same as the Executive Branch's role!

[LudwigPastorius]

14. Weakness...

[PSPS]

16. "Trump has criticized the committee but not said whether he would comply with the subpoena. "

I'll have to try that on my next subpoena. "Sorry, your honor. You're an asshole and I won't say if I will comply."

[Permanut]

17. He'll get right on that..

Just needs to finish up those taxes first so he can turn them over as promised.

[twodogsbarking]

18. He is either living or not or in prison or not.

The rest is useless detail.

[niyad]

21. Stroke out already, you F'n, murdering, orange TRAITOR**.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

22. In other news, an average (i.e., not T***p) citizen would be in prison by now.

There are two kinds of justice. (1) Rich people; (2) the rest of us.

Actually there is a third kind: "justice" for a former (p)resident named Donald Trump.

[republianmushroom]

23. You can give him until hell freezes over he will not comply and the DoJ will do NOTHING.

Because they are scared of him

[2live is 2fly]

27. Gonna give the select committee the benefit of the doubt and just trust there's a reason behind this

[Magoo48]

29. "Justice delayed is %&@$#+,.)*("',..... aw well, fuck it. Whatever.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. ...

(sorry... had to )

[Magoo48]

31. Well done.

[BumRushDaShow]

32. Have been wanting to do that to you for who knows how long

[newdayneeded]

33. That was coupled with a sternly

written letter telling if he doesn't comply they'll give another 2 weeks.