Zoë Richards is the evening politics reporter for NBC News.
Prosecutors in Donald Trump's federal election interference case are opposing the former president's attempts to subpoena House records in connection with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 riot. In a filing Wednesday night, attorneys for special counsel Jack Smith's office called Trump's subpoena effort a 'fishing expedition' and asked the court to deny his motion seeking archived materials from the probe from various people and entities.
An attorney for Trump declined to comment Wednesday night on the filing. Trump's attorneys said this month that they wanted to subpoena the Committee on House Administration, which was tasked with archiving and preserving records transferred by the former House Jan. 6 committee, and other entities involved with handling the investigative materials. In their filing this month, Trump's attorneys proposed seven subpoenas, whose recipients included former House Jan.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trump's ex-lawyers become prosecutors’ star witnessesProsecutors are increasingly pitting ex-members of Donald Trump's legal team against him.
Read more »
Trump says Meadows would be a 'weakling' to take immunity deal with prosecutorsKaelan Deese is a Supreme Court reporter for the Washington Examiner covering the latest happenings at the nation's highest court and the legal issues surrounding Second Amendment rights, abortion, and religious liberties. He previously wrote breaking news as a fellow for the Hill during the 2020 election cycle.
Read more »
Trump moves to cut ‘inflammatory’ Jan. 6 mentions from DC indictmentAshley Oliver is a Justice Department reporter for the Washington Examiner. She previously covered Congress and campaigns for Breitbart News. Originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia, she graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in classics and philosophy before spending six years in Massachusetts working in the real estate industry.
Read more »
Trump's Christian base has shifted in a violent direction since Jan. 6, new poll showsSarah Posner is the author of 'Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind.'
Read more »
Britney Spears Reflects on Short-Lived Marriage to Jason AlexanderThe duo were married from Jan. 3 to Jan. 5, 2004.
Read more »