Jan. 6 investigators target Trump's court efforts to overturn election

[Nevilledog]

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The Jan. 6 committee is homing in on the key drivers of Donald Trump’s legal efforts to overturn the election, before he set his sights on Congress.

The panel has subpoenaed Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis, who traveled the country attempting to encourage state lawmakers to overturn the results themselves.

Ellis wrote two memos in the days before the attack on the Capitol arguing that then-Vice President Mike Pence could take unusual moves to reject some of President Joe Biden’s electors and prevent Congress from certifying his victory. One of those memos, dated Jan. 5, argued that some provisions of the Electoral Count Act were unconstitutional.

Investigators also issued a subpoena to attorney Sidney Powell, who led a series of failed lawsuits attempting to reverse the election results. Powell also huddled with Trump and other advisers in the Oval Office in December 2020 to discuss last-ditch options for overturning the results. Trump briefly considered naming her special counsel to investigate the election results.

Boris Epshteyn, a former Trump campaign strategic adviser, was also subpoenaed. Epshteyn had been present at the Willard Hotel, where Giuliani and other advisers had led a “war room” on efforts to overturn Biden’s win, according to the Washington Post. Epshteyn had urged protesters to “stay PEACEFUL and respect the LAW” in a tweet on Jan. 6.

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Jan 18, 2022
The Select Committee issued subpoenas to Rudolph Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Boris Epshteyn.

The four individuals advanced unsupported theories about election fraud, pushed efforts to overturn election results, or were in direct contact with the former President.

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We expect these individuals to join the nearly 400 witnesses who have spoken with the Select Committee as the committee works to get answers for the American people about the violent attack on our democracy.
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United
Washington—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today announced that the Select Committee has issued subpoenas to four individuals who publicly promoted unsupported claims about the 2020 election and...
3:31 PM · Jan 18, 2022

[Nevilledog]

1. Boris Epshteyn

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Mueller, She Wrote
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NEW: In the subpoena to Boris Epshteyn, the committee says "you are reported to have participated in a call with trump on the morning of 1/6 during which options were discussed to delay the certification of election results..." as reported by @hugolowell
3:39 PM · Jan 18, 2022

[NightWatcher]

2. Would that make Boris and trump co-conspirators in the Seditious Conspiracy?

Step 1: prove the crime.
Step 2: link people to the crime.

[Nevilledog]

4. Closer and closer.

Does seem like they're focused on conspiracy.

[Frasier Balzov]

3. And the answer to the claim of attorney-client privilege?

A conspiracy to commit a crime cannot be privileged. It would be against public policy to extend the privilege to such activity.

[Baked Potato]

5. Little closer...