Judge Tanya Chutkan denied former President Donald Trump’s motion to seek materials from the House Committee investigating January 6, 2021, that had not been turned over to the National Archives, accusing him of engaging in a “fishing expedition.”
Trump had sought to subpoena individuals and materials related to the investigation, claiming that certain records were missing.
“The broad scope of the records that Defendant seeks, and his vague description of their potential relevance, resemble less ‘a good faith effort to obtain identified evidence’ than they do a general ‘fishing expedition’ that attempts to use the [Rule 17(c) subpoena] as a discovery device,’” Chutkan wrote. (Trending: Disgraced Democrat Sued For Sexual Assault)
“The Select Committee did not archive temporary committee records that were not elevated by the Committee’s actions, such as use in hearings or official publications, or those that did not further its investigative activities,” Rep. Bennie Thompson wrote in the summer.
“Accordingly, and contrary to your letter’s implication, the Select Committee was not obligated to archive all video recordings of transcribed interviews or depositions.”
“This will be death by a thousand cuts as she acts like Smith’s rubber stamp,” posted political commentator Julie Kelly.
Chutkan’s decision has been criticized by some as being biased in favor of the Special Counsel, and the trial is scheduled to begin in March, coinciding with the 2024 presidential election, with Trump as the leading Republican candidate.
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