WISCONSIN — The Jan 6. select committee subpoenaed Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos over the weekend because of a phone call he allegedly had with former President Donald Trump.
What You Need To Know
- The committee's subpoena states it believes the July 2022 phone call between Vos and Trump has relevant information related to the Capitol attacks
- The committee stated in the phone call, Trump tried to convince Vos to try to change the results of the Wisconsin 2022 presidential election, in which Vos denied to do
- Vos filed a lawsuit to try to block the subpoena, stating he believes it's out of the committee's scope for the investigation
The subpoena asked for Vos’ testimony by Monday at 10 a.m. Vos filed a lawsuit to block the subpoena, stating the turnaround time is an “undue burden” and that the move “lacks a lawful purpose.”
The subpoena states Vos received a phone call from Trump in July 2022, in which he allegedly asked Vos to “take measures to change the result of the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin.”
Additionally, the subpoena also states Vos refused to do so, in which Trump then posted derogatory statements about Vos as a response and endorsed his challenger in the 2022 Republican primary.
The committee said it believes the phone call has relevant information to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots, but Vos stated in the lawsuit “falls outside of the matters the Committee was authorized to investigate; and was not issued by a validly constituted committee.”
Vos also stated he believes the quick turnaround time for the testimony is for the committee to conduct the deposition before the next televised hearing, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28.