Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has been subpoenaed by the DOJ in connection to his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
to challenge his subpoena from Smith, arguing that since he was acting as president of the Senate on Jan. 6, it is “unconstitutional” for the DOJ to subpoena him under the “speech or debate” clause, which protects members of Congress.
“It’s not going to work because there is no absolute speech or debate immunity for a vice president or anyone else from showing up and answering the kinds of questions we have here,” attorney Norm Eisen, who served as Democrats’ co-counsel in Trump’s first impeachment, told“There is no blanket immunity of this kind for a vice president under the Speech or Debate Clause. This will just prolong this investigation,” he added.
“Garland couldn’t have subpoenaed Mike Pence and Mark Meadows in, say, late 2021… why, exactly?” Honig
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