Why did Trump sue the commission investigating the insurrection?
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The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riots on Tuesday issued a new round of subpoenas demanding records and testimony from three people, including a former White House official who helped draft the speech delivered by former President Donald Trump before the assault in which he called on his supporters to march towards the United States Capitol.
The commission also cited two advisers to Donald Trump Jr. who, according to the panel, were "communicating" with the former president's son and Kimberly Guilfoyle regarding the rally at the Elipse, which immediately preceded the attack.
The select commission investigating the assault on the Capitol was formed 6 months ago.
This is what he discovered
The three individuals were "involved in the planning and preparations for the January 6 rally at the Elipse," according to the commission.
The witnesses are:
Andy Surabian and Arthur Schwartz - Strategists who served as advisers to Donald Trump, Jr. and communicated with individuals including Donald Trump, Jr. and Guilfoyle regarding the January 6 rally at the Ellipse.
Ross Worthington: Former White House official who helped draft the former president's Jan.6 speech for the Ellipse rally.
"The Select Commission is seeking information from people who were involved in the Elipse rally. The protests that day turned into an attack on our democracy. The protesters became agitators who carried out a violent attempt to derail the transfer. peaceful powers, "commission chair Bennie Thompson said in a statement.
"We have reason to believe that the people we have quoted today have relevant information and we hope they will join the more than 340 people who have spoken with the Select Commission as we move forward with the investigation of this attack on our democracy and make sure nothing how this happens again, "added Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi.
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The commission claims to have documents on file showing Worthington helped craft Trump's speech at the rally.
In the subpoena letter, the panel says it wants to speak to Worthington about lines from Trump's speech that falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen and potentially incite violence.
The commission highlights lines from Trump's speech in which he told his supporters to "fight much harder" and "stop the robbery."
The letter also refers to the section of the former president's speech in which he encouraged attendees to march to the Capitol and said: "I will be there with you."
In its letter to Schwartz and Surabian, the commission highlights its interest in communications related to the planning of the rally, including concerns about certain proposed speakers such as "Stop the Steal" organizer Ali Alexander and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
They also refer to communications about the "appearance fees" of certain people who finally spoke at the event.
Although the letters do not name those speakers, they do name several people the commission believes Schwartz and Surabian were in contact with, in addition to Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle, including rally organizers Katrina Pierson and Caroline Wren, as well. as well as Trump spokesperson Taylor Budowich.
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The House Select Committee obtained Budowich's financial records from JPMorgan bank in late December as part of its investigation, CNN previously reported.
Budowich had previously sued the commission, asking a federal court for emergency help on Christmas week to prevent the bank from turning over its records.
Budowich claimed that he had already delivered hundreds of documents to the commission, including about his finances, and that the panel's claim to the bank had gone too far.
But it was too late.
A judge initially denied his request for help, saying it was moot.
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