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Kayleigh McEnany and Stephen Miller (2020)
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The Committee to Investigate the Storming of the U.S. Capitol is increasing pressure on members of the former Trump administration in the White House.
Only yesterday there were new summons - now the House of Representatives has called in ten more former employees from the administration of then President Donald Trump.
Among other things, the former White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany will answer questions from MPs.
Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, Vice Chief of Staff Christopher Liddell and former National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, Keith Kellog, were also invited.
Miller is among other things the speechwriter behind the xenophobic and sometimes inflammatory speeches by the former president.
Trump's supporters stormed the seat of the US Congress on January 6th.
Five people were killed, including a police officer.
The committee had already sent summons to other Trump companions on Monday, including former campaign manager William Stepien.
Chairman Bennie Thompson said the panel had to bring "every detail" to light about their efforts to sabotage the election result.
Trump had to face impeachment proceedings over the January 6 incidents for inciting his supporters in a speech.
He was acquitted with the votes of his party.
Visitor lists and telephone logs
The ex-president tried to legally defend himself against the investigations of the committee - but had to accept another setback.
A judge in Washington ruled on Tuesday evening (local time) that the Congress Committee may view numerous documents from the White House from the Trump era.
This was exactly what he had wanted to prevent.
Documents include visitor lists and telephone logs.
The committee hopes that this will provide an assessment of the role of the White House on January 6th.
Former press spokeswoman McEnany threatens even more trouble.
An independent arbitration board of the US government has accused her and twelve other former senior employees of Trump of violating an election campaign law.
For example, ex-foreign minister Mike Pompeo and ex-homeland security minister Chad Wolf are said to have violated a regulation that prohibits government employees from campaigning.
That said the arbitration board OSC on Tuesday in Washington.
The 13 people used "their official powers or influence" to influence the 2020 presidential election.
Government is said to have approved violations
Pompeo and Wolf are charged with violations related to the 2020 Republican Congress.
Pompeo was connected to an official trip from Israel at the time.
Wolf hosted a White House naturalization ceremony that was broadcast at the party convention.
Eleven employees like Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, his national security adviser Robert O'Brien and his chief of staff Mark Meadows broke the law in interviews and television appearances, it said.
Only the president himself and his deputy are excluded from the regulation (Hatch Act), which is supposed to separate party politics and government action.
Trump had made it clear several times that he considered the law to be obsolete.
The investigation now said that the government had "silently or explicitly" approved the violations.
The 13 ex-ministers and other Trump employees are initially facing no consequences because they all no longer work for the government.
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