The House committee on the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is looking to compel testimony from former Trump administration aide Kimberly Guilfoyle.
The ex-Fox News host who is engaged to former President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., had voluntarily met with the panel last week but ended the virtual interview after a disagreement when it was apparent that Democratic lawmakers were also on the call.
The committee subpoenaed Guilfoyle on Thursday saying she needs to deliver documents they have requested by March 11 and will have to give a deposition on March 15.
The Select Committee has issued a subpoena for Kimberly Guilfoyle.
The Select Committee has evidence that Guilfoyle was in direct contact with key individuals, raised funds for the rally immediately preceding the violent attack on the Capitol, and participated in that event. pic.twitter.com/fM6d3QGekF
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) March 3, 2022
“Ms. Guilfoyle met with Donald Trump inside the White House, spoke at the rally that took place before the riot on January 6th, and apparently played a key role organizing and raising funds for that event. The Select Committee is seeking information from her about these and other matters,” January 6 Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said in a statement.
She also apparently communicated with others about the decision by the then-President about who was and was not allowed to speak at the Ellipse rally, including concerns raised about him sharing the stage with individuals including Ali Alexander, Alex Jones, and Roger Stone.
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) March 3, 2022
“Because Ms. Guilfoyle backed out of her original commitment to provide a voluntary interview, we are issuing today’s subpoena that will compel her to testify. We expect her to comply with the law and cooperate,” the statement continued.
Because Ms. Guilfoyle backed out of her original commitment to provide a voluntary interview, we are issuing today’s subpoena that will compel her to testify.
We expect her to comply with the law and cooperate.https://t.co/dapduU4S31
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) March 3, 2022
In a statement last week, Guilfoyle’s attorney Joseph Tacopina said she had “agreed to meet exclusively with counsel for the select committee in a good faith effort to provide true and relevant evidence.”
“However, upon Guilfoyle’s attendance, the committee revealed its untrustworthiness, as members notorious for leaking information appeared,” Tacopina added.
Statement on today’s scheduled interview. pic.twitter.com/8xmmvDxSeH
— Kimberly Guilfoyle (@kimguilfoyle) February 25, 2022
“Then, while counsel briefly halted the meeting to address the matter, our concerns about the presence of the committee’s members were validated, as the committee within less than two minutes leaked news of the break to the media, as Chairman [Bennie] Thompson did only a month earlier when revealing to the press that our client’s phone records had been confidentially subpoenaed,’ the lawyer said.
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