Assault on Capitol Hill: new round of subpoenas for Trump relatives

The parliamentary commission investigating the assault on Capitol Hill by supporters of Donald Trump on January 6 launched on Tuesday, November 9 a new round of subpoenas for relatives of the former president, including his former spokesperson at the White House, Kayleigh McEnany.

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“As a White House spokesperson you have made numerous public statements in the White House and elsewhere about alleged fraud in the November 2020 election,

(allegations)

said the commission in the subpoena against Kayleigh McEnany.

A close advisor to Donald Trump, Stephen Miller was also subpoenaed for having prepared with his team the speech given by the Republican billionaire at the January 6 rally which took place near the White House, shortly before the attack. of Congress.

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Other relatives of Donald Trump featured in this new round of summons include Nicholas Luna, assistant to the former president, Christopher Liddell, the former deputy chief of staff at the White House, and Keith Kellogg, former adviser to national security under then-Vice President Mike Pence.

"We believe that the witnesses subpoenaed today have relevant information and we expect them to collaborate in the investigation,"

said commission chairman, Democrat elected Bennie Thompson.

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The parliamentary committee announced other summons on Monday, including members of Donald Trump's campaign team such as Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to the former Republican president, or his former campaign manager Bill Stepien

As part of this investigation, the commission has already interviewed more than 150 people, according to Republican elected representative Liz Cheney.