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House GOP resolution aims to rescind subpoenas issued by the January 6 committee to key Trump advisers like Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows, Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino.
The resolution, introduced by Reps. Eric Burlison and Thomas Massie, seeks to eliminate contempt charges based on these subpoenas, citing the committee’s biased nature and focus on political agendas.
“It is past time for the House of Representatives to take action to begin undoing the harm that was caused by the illegitimate January 6th Committee,” Rep. Eric Burlison said.
“This is the right thing to do, and I hope all members of the House will join me in this effort,” he said.
“The Committee was nothing more than a political witch hunt to blame President Trump and his advisors for the events that took place on January 6, 2021, and influence the 2022 mid-term elections and 2024 presidential election,” he added.
“The Committee was legally deficient in its composition and was more focused on producing made-for-TV hearings than following House rules,” Burlison said. “The subpoenas that were issued were legally insufficient and should be rescinded, and the contempt of Congress referrals based on those subpoenas should be withdrawn. This is the right thing to do, and I hope all members of the House will join me in this effort.”
The resolution argues for the illegitimacy of the committee and calls for withdrawing any convictions or sentences resulting from it.
“It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol was illegitimate, that the conclusions and findings presented were predetermined due to the committee’s partisan nature, and that the courts should set aside any convictions or commute any sentences stemming from contempt reports issued by the Select Committee,” the resolution reads.
The resolution would move to rescind “the subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee on September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, and withdrawing the recommendations finding Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro in contempt of Congress.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene noted that she “fully support[s] and am co-sponsoring Rep. Thomas Massie’s resolution to rescind the subpoenas for Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro by repudiating Nancy Pelosi’s illegitimate J6 committee.”
“Nancy Pelosi violated House rules by refusing to accept McCarthy’s appointed Republicans on the committee. Now, our Republican-led House must nullify any actions taken by the illegitimate J6 committee,” she said.
“We must also hold the J6 Committee members accountable for the destruction of the committee’s records. House Republicans need to start taking action!”
While co-sponsored by several GOP representatives, its impact remains uncertain, highlighting concerns over the handling of individuals involved in the Capitol incursion.
