Jeffrey Bossert Clark's lawyer writes that "based on our research," the Jan. 6 committee lacks authority to issue depositions. He says the committee is improperly constituted because, among other things, Liz Cheney is no longer a real Republican.
docs.house.gov/meetings/IJ/IJ…
docs.house.gov/meetings/IJ/IJ…
Reminder: Clark plotted a coup with Trump to use the Justice Department to overturn the election. slate.com/news-and-polit…
His lawyer says he won't testify about the failed DOJ coup and slams the Jan. 6 committee as a "political monolith" with no legal power to depose him.
His lawyer says he won't testify about the failed DOJ coup and slams the Jan. 6 committee as a "political monolith" with no legal power to depose him.
Clark's chief objection is that the Jan. 6 investigation is "not being conducted in true bipartisan fashion," alleging that Republicans' "ostensible counsel" did not "push back" enough against Democrats. For evidence, he cites a Mollie Hemingway article in the Federalist.
Clark's lawyer: Democrats' "gerrymander" of the Jan. 6 committee's membership "avoids the inconvenient complications and respect for minority prerogatives that would go along with true bipartisan."
Upshot: The committee is corrupted so he refuses to testify about his DOJ coup.
Upshot: The committee is corrupted so he refuses to testify about his DOJ coup.
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