The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol has subpoenaed and obtained records of phone numbers associated with one of former President Donald Trump’s sons, Eric Trump, as well as Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is engaged. of Donald Trump Jr., sources told CNN.
It appears to be the first time the select committee has issued a subpoena targeting a member of the Trump family, marking a significant escalation of the investigation into Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection.
The decision to subpoena records of communication involving the Trump family underscores the aggressive approach the committee is taking as it races to complete the investigation, as it fights Trump in court for access to his administration documents.
The phone records obtained by the committee are part of a new round of investigations into details of calls subpoenaed by communications companies, sources told CNN.
These records provide the committee with data showing incoming and outgoing calls, including the date, time, and duration of calls. The logs also show the text messages, but not the content of the messages.
Still, the information could be a critical investigative tool for the committee to map out who was communicating before, during and after the January 6 attack.
Both Eric Trump and Guilfoyle played prominent roles in Trump’s “Stop the Steal” efforts, including Guilfoyle raising funds for the false report that the US presidential election was stolen.
Both spoke at the January 6 rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol. The records can also help the committee detail the text messages and phone calls it has received from others, such as former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, as well as fundraisers and rally organizers.
A CNN reported last month that the committee had already subpoenaed the phone records of more than 100 people as part of its investigation.
In some cases, the media companies notified the targets of the select committee’s subpoenas, which led to several lawsuits to try to prevent the panel from obtaining the call details information.
The newly obtained records include the cell phone number used by Eric Trump, according to sources familiar with the number. Guilfoyle’s cell phone number has been confirmed by sources who know his number and his text messages. The committee previously identified this number as Guilfoyle’s number in text message exchanges with other witnesses.
There is no indication that the committee directly subpoenaed Eric Trump or Guilfoyle for depositions. There is also no evidence that the committee subpoenaed communications records relating to Trump’s other children, Ivanka Trump or Donald Trump Jr., or his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The committee released text messages that Donald Trump Jr. sent to Meadows as the January 6 attack was unfolding, which Meadows voluntarily provided to the committee before ceasing to cooperate.
wanted by CNN on Tuesday afternoon, the committee declined to comment on the new subpoenas by Trump and Guilfoyle.
But in an interview with Don Lemon of CNN on Monday night, a select committee member Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California, said: “It was leading to riot.”
Lofgren declined to say whether the committee has received information from the Trump family, adding that “nothing is off the table.”
According to a source familiar with Eric Trump, “he’s not losing sleep over it.”
A lawyer for Guilfoyle said she was not served with any subpoenas. The lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, said the subpoena “is of no importance to her because she has absolutely nothing to hide or worry about.”
Trump e Guilfoyle em ‘Stop the Steal’
The committee is interested in Eric Trump because of his involvement with the January 6 events, including efforts related to the “Stop the Steal” movement, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
Eric Trump spoke at the Jan. 6 rally, citing his father’s tweet calling the rally attendees “patriots” and questioning the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s victory. “I have a question for you. Is there anyone here who really thinks Joe Biden won this election?” Eric Trump asked at the rally. “Me neither, guys, neither do I.”
Guilfoyle, who was involved in raising money for the Trump campaign and the Jan. 6 rally, also spoke at the event.
“Look at all of us here, God-loving, freedom-loving patriots, who won’t let them steal this election,” Guilfoyle said. “We will not allow Liberals and Democrats to steal our dream or steal our elections.”
The committee identified Guilfoyle’s number in text message exchanges with other witnesses, according to two sources. In November, ProPublica first reported that Guilfoyle bragged in text messages about raising millions for the January 6 rally.
Guilfoyle’s attorney denied to ProPublica that the texts were related to the January 6 rally or that Guilfoyle was involved in fundraising or approving speakers.
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