After former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani indicated he intends to bail on a scheduled Friday interview with the panel, the Jan. 6 committee suggested the possibility of contempt proceedings against him.
Jan. 6 Committee has so far held in contempt four other Trump allies: Trump’s longtime social media manager Dan Scavino, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Trump’s former trade adviser Peter Navarro.
The committee spokesperson Tim Mulvey said they will consider all enforcement options if Giuliani refuses to comply with the committee since the former Ney York City major remains under subpoena as an important witness to the conspiracy to overthrow the government.
The panel subpoenaed Giuliani in January, along with Boris Epshteyn, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis – the three other Trump-allied lawyers- with the than-chairman of the bipartisan House panel, Bennie Thompson, explaining that Giuliani had actively promoted claims of election fraud on behalf of former President Trump.
On Thursday, Giuliani told investigators of the committee investigating the Capitol riot he would not take part unless he was able to videotape the interview although he had originally agreed to take part in a transcribed interview on Friday.
His attorney Robert Costello confirmed they had canceled the interview but added that both sides were communicating even after the meeting’s cancellation.
Giuliani – who continues to promote claims that the 2020 election was stolen – was at the center of nearly every aspect of Trump’s effort to overturn the election, propagated numerous conspiracy theories about its integrity, and strategized about last-ditch efforts to keep Trump in power along with top Trump aides and lawmakers at the White House.
He also worked closely with John Eastman, the lawyer behind the legal strategy to pressure Vice President Mike Pence into unilaterally overturning the election.
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