US Rep. Hice subpoenaed in Georgia election investigations
Source: WNYT
The subpoena, which Hice received on June 29, orders him to appear before the special grand jury in Atlanta on Tuesday, his lawyer said in a court filing. That filing seeks to have the matter heard in federal court rather than before the Fulton County Superior Court judge whos overseeing the special grand jury.
Since Congressman Hice is a member of the United States House of Representatives and is being asked to testify pursuant to a state-issued subpoena, the federal officer removal statute should apply, and this action should therefore be removed to federal court, attorney Loree Anne Paradise wrote in the filing Friday.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened an investigation early last year into whether Trump and his allies committed any crimes as they sought to overturn his narrow election loss in the state. A special grand jury with subpoena power was seated in May at her request.
A number of high-ranking Republican state officials including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Attorney General Chris Carr have already testified before the special grand jury. Gov. Brian Kemp is set to give a sworn recorded statement on July 25.
Read more: https://wnyt.com/politics-election/us-rep-hice-subpoenaed-in-georgia-election-investigation/
drumpfsucks
(46 posts)I can't believe that AZ just goes along with Gosar and Biggs and others who participated in the insurrection.
I guess we are really doomed to the repukelican-way. Time to look at moving.
peppertree
(21,940 posts)So whatever in any way interferes with that, is to be buried, ignored, rejected, and deflected.
Even threats against their own lives, or their families'.
"They're a pain in the derrière anyway!"
Ford_Prefect
(7,982 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)this one is in breaking news, a different forum.