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As 2022 ended, the Jan. 6 Committee investigating the “insurrection” at the U.S. Capitol in 2021 withdrew its subpoena for President Donald Trump, delivering a victory for the MAGA movement and for proponents of clean and clear justice.
According to a report from The Epoch Times, the Jan. 6 Committee withdrew their subpoena in a letter dated Dec. 28, with the Committee Chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., writing that they could “no longer pursue the specific information covered by the subpoena.”
The committee initially issued the subpoena in October 2022. As reported by RSBN, they demanded that Trump hand over documents related to the inquiry in an alleged document obtained by Disclose.tv:
“Because of your central role in each element of these actions, the Select Committee unanimously directed the issuance of a subpoena seeking your testimony and relevant documents in your possession on these and related topics.”
The committee’s withdrawal of the subpoena illustrates yet another victory for President Trump as 2023 kicks off. Per The Epoch Times, Trump attorney Harmeet Dhillon, who is also running for the position of RNC Chair, celebrated the subpoena’s withdrawal after fighting by filing a suit to block it.
She posted on Twitter, “After my firm filed suit on separation of powers grounds to block January 6 House Select Committee’s illegitimate subpoena to President Trump over his activities while president— the committee waved the white flag & withdrew subpoena. We were confident of victory.”
Via the committee’s official letter stating their withdrawal of the subpoena, Chairman Thompson added that because they could no longer pursue information covered in the inquiry, Trump was “no longer obligated to comply or produce records in response to said subpoena.”
Trump also reacted to his victory, writing on Truth Social:
“Was just advised that the Unselect Committee of political Thugs has withdrawn the Subpoena of me concerning the January 6th Protest of the CROOKED 2020 Presidential Election. They probably did so because they knew I did nothing wrong, or they were about to lose in Court. Perhaps the FBI’s involvement in RIGGING the Election played into their decision. In any event, the Subpoena is DEAD!”
