Invited to Testify About January 6: Most Refuse So Issue Subpoenas & Force Them IAW the Law

Latest three to say no to testify

(Reps. Biggs, Brooks, and Jackson)

J-6 committee witness update here from Yahoo.news with this headline:

“January 6 committee calls Republican Reps. Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks, and Ronny Jackson to testify”

Note: This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jan. 6 committee calls Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks, and Ronny Jackson to testify.

WASHINGTON – The House Committee  investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack will invite another three Republican lawmakers to testify before hearings in June (pictured above).

The committee said Biggs attended meetings about how to fight 2020 election results and sought to persuade state lawmakers to challenge results from their states. The committee also said Biggs was part of an effort to bring protesters to Washington for January 6, and Biggs, the panel said, was also part of discussions for Trump to pardon people charged with trying to overturn the election.

Brooks spoke at former President Donald Trump’s rally before the Capitol was ransacked, but has since broken with Trump. Brooks has said in interviews: “Trump told him we've got to rescind the election,” while Brooks maintained the election results were final.

What's next for the January 6 committee? 

The committee aims for June hearings on the Capitol attack. Will they affect the 2022 elections?

Jackson, a former White House doctor for Trump, was the subject of encrypted messages exchanged between members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right group whose members stormed the building, according to court records. The messages said Jackson's office inside the Capitol “needs help and he has critical data to protect.”

The committee wants to ask what data he had and who he spoke with that day, including Oath Keepers.

Committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and GOP Member Rep. Liz Cheney (RWY) said in a joint statement: “The Committee has learned that several of our colleagues have information relevant to our investigation into the facts, circumstances, and causes of January 6. We urge our colleagues to join the hundreds of individuals who have shared information with the Committee to get to the bottom of what happened on January 6th.”

But the lawmakers might not participate voluntarily and forcing the committee to subpoena them could lead to a lengthy court battle.

For example:

Jackson said he wouldn't participate in the committee he called illegitimate, malicious, and a ruthless crusade against Trump. Jackson said he did not know or have contact with the Oath Keepers who sent messages, adding: “In fact, I was proud to help defend the House Floor from those who posed a threat to my colleagues. The Committee’s witch hunt against me is nothing more than a coordinated attempt to do the media’s work on taxpayers’ dime.”

Biggs also said he wouldn't cooperate with a panel he compared to the Salem witch trials, said in a tweet: “The committee has been a sham since its origins. Its entire purpose is to destroy President Trump and his supporters, intimidate members of Congress, and distract Americans from real issues that are destroying this country.”

The committee also earlier requested testimony from GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA); Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH); and Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA). But each one of them declined to participate in what they called a partisan inquiry.

The committee still has not decided whether to seek testimony from Trump or former Vice President Mike Pence.

GOP committee member, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said on CBS's “Face the Nation” on Sunday (May 1) that a decision is expected in a couple of weeks on Pence.

The House committee previously announced their plans to hold eight public hearings in June regarding their findings.

My 2 Cents: I say issue subpoenas to those who refuse to appear as invited and then let justice and the rule of law proceed – that would appeal to the public and show results that are sorely needed about that horrible event.

The timeline seems fair and results I suspect from my research will startle and shock the nation and hopefully provide a rude awakening to reinforce the need to close the division in Congress and across the land and the sooner the better.

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