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The House of Representatives commission investigating the January 6 assault on the federal Capitol issued subpoenas to five other individuals on Monday, including former President Donald Trump’s ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist and creator of InfoWars — ahora NewsWars—, Alex Jones, while the legislators delve into the investigation of the marches that preceded the insurrection.
Citations include the demand for documents and testimony from Stone and Jones, as well as three people accused of organizing and promoting two marches that took place on January 6.
“The Select Commission seek information on the protests and the subsequent march to the Capitol that turned into a violent mob that attacked the Capitol and threatened our democracy, “said Representative Bennie Thompson, chair of the panel.”We need to know who organized, planned, financed and received funds related to those events, as well as what communication the organizers had with officials of the White House and Congress. “
As part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russia, Stone was found guilty of lying to Congress about his attempts to gather inside information about emails from Democrats. hacked by the Russians and posted on WikiLeaks ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump later granted him a pardon.
The House subpoena highlights that Stone spoke at marches the day before the uprising on Capitol Hill and used members of the far-right group The Oath Keepers, as personal security guards while in Washington.
It’s a statement, Stone said he had not yet seen the details of the subpoena., but noted that any accusation of his participation that day is “categorically false.”
“I have said over and over again that I had no prior knowledge of the events that occurred that day on Capitol Hill.“he stated.” Once the subpoena is served and my attorney reviews the applications, I will make a determination on how to proceed. “
The commission of the House of Representatives also wants to hear Jones’ testimony, Thompson points out that the conspiracy theorist anchor and broadcaster helped organize the Jan. 6 march in Ellipse Park before the insurrection.
The letter signed by Thompson assures that Jones repeatedly promoted Trump’s claims After electoral fraud, he urged his audience to participate in the protest in Washington and marched from the Ellipse to the Capitol. An attorney who has previously represented Jones did not immediately respond to a request. of comments.
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