The committee responded to Bannon’s lawyer with a statement of its own that said two other former Trump administration officials are “so far, engaging with the Select Committee.” The letter claimed Trump and his attorney, Justin Clark, believe the documents and testimony requested from former officials would violate “executive and other privileges.” Clark and Bannon did not respond to requests for comment. On Friday, an attorney for former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon sent a letter to the committee announcing he plans to refuse the subpoena at the “direction” of Trump. Some of the Trump administration officials subpoenaed by the committee reportedly plan not to comply. Many of the people listed in the documents obtained by The Uprising have not yet been publicly contacted by the committee. The committee has also subpoenaed testimony and documents from four former top Trump administration officials, eleven individuals who helped organize the rally at the Ellipse and other events, as well as two people and an organization associated with a “Stop The Steal” rally that took place outside the Capitol on January 6. According to the Associated Press, President Biden’s administration is cooperating with that request while Trump and his legal team are expected to challenge it. So far, the House select committee has made a “sweeping” records request to eight executive branch agencies for communications from within the Trump White House. Violence broke out at the Capitol before the president concluded his speech. Many began the approximately 1.5 mile trek along the National Mall from the Ellipse to the Capitol complex as Trump wrapped up his remarks. Trump encouraged his supporters to “fight like hell” and march to the Capitol where the vote was being certified. Committee spokespeople did not respond to a request for comment.Īt the rally, President Trump gave a speech reiterating his false claim that he won last year’s election. The House select committee, which is casting a wide net in its investigation of January 6 and the events that led up to that day, is in possession of the documents. The Uprising obtained the documents from a source who was granted anonymity due to the ongoing investigation. The Uprising is publishing these documents due to the apparent interest in organizers and participants in the rally that has been shown by the select committee. That team included conservative consultants and lobbyists as well as employees for a security firm that worked the rally.Ī House select committee dedicated to the attack is investigating the organizers of that event at the Ellipse. The list also identifies 12 members of the “DC Team” who helped stage the rally. The guests were invited to the rally by the pro-Trump organization Women For America First, which “largely organized” the event. These documents, which you can read below, include a four page list of 109 “important guests” from at least 18 states.
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The Uprising has obtained internal documents from the planning of the January 6 “March To Save America” rally at the White House Ellipse that immediately preceded the attack on the U.S. If you enjoyed this story and want to read more like it, please sign up!
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This is a special breaking news issue of The Uprising, a politics newsletter dedicated to original, independent journalism. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) President Donald Trump speaks as his supporters gather for the Save America March event that stretched from the White House to the Washington Monument on Wednesday January 06, 2021.