Biden says Justice Department should prosecute those who refuse Jan. 6 committee’s subpoenas
Biden says Justice Department should prosecute those who refuse Jan. 6 committee’s subpoenas
By Amy B Wang
President Biden said Friday that the Justice Department should prosecute those who defy subpoenas from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, the most he has weighed in on possible consequences for aides of former president Donald Trump who have refused to comply with the panel’s demands.
“I hope the committee goes after them and holds them accountable,” Biden told reporters Friday evening, when asked what should happen to those who defy subpoenas from the congressional committee.
The bipartisan panel is investigating the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob trying to stop the certification of Biden’s electoral college win, an attack that resulted in five deaths and left some 140 members of law enforcement injured.
The committee has subpoenaed records and testimony about activities related to the Jan. 6 insurrection from several former Trump advisers, including Mark Meadows, Kash Patel, Dan Scavino and Stephen K. Bannon. Through an attorney, Trump has instructed those advisers not to comply, arguing that such records are protected by “executive and other privileges.”
When asked Friday if the Justice Department should prosecute those who refuse the committee’s subpoenas, Biden responded, “I do. Yes.”
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By Amy B Wang
President Biden said Friday that the Justice Department should prosecute those who defy subpoenas from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, the most he has weighed in on possible consequences for aides of former president Donald Trump who have refused to comply with the panel’s demands.
“I hope the committee goes after them and holds them accountable,” Biden told reporters Friday evening, when asked what should happen to those who defy subpoenas from the congressional committee.
The bipartisan panel is investigating the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob trying to stop the certification of Biden’s electoral college win, an attack that resulted in five deaths and left some 140 members of law enforcement injured.
The committee has subpoenaed records and testimony about activities related to the Jan. 6 insurrection from several former Trump advisers, including Mark Meadows, Kash Patel, Dan Scavino and Stephen K. Bannon. Through an attorney, Trump has instructed those advisers not to comply, arguing that such records are protected by “executive and other privileges.”
When asked Friday if the Justice Department should prosecute those who refuse the committee’s subpoenas, Biden responded, “I do. Yes.”
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I knew it. All that high-minded talk about the DOJ being independent. I knew it was all hogwash. Here's the proof. What goes around comes around and Biden will get his due. Autocracies are known by their political abuse.