The Jan. 6 select committee tasked with investigating the deadly riot at the Capitol issued a subpoena for Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Trump campaign aide and Donald Trump Jr.’s fiance, on Thursday.
The subpoena comes in the wake of a meeting with the panel that went awry, with Guilfoyle abruptly ending her deposition on Feb. 25 after reportedly clashing with the panel over the ground rules of her testimony.
Members of the committee argued that the former Fox News personality could hold critical information for their inquiry, citing her communications with the former president on the day of the attack, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the certification of the election results, and her role in allegedly raising funds for the rally, at which she spoke, that took place before the siege.
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“Ms. Guilfoyle met with Donald Trump inside the White House, spoke at the rally that took place before the riot on January 6th, and apparently played a key role organizing and raising funds for that event,” committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, said in a statement.
“The Select Committee is seeking information from her about these and other matters. Because Ms. Guilfoyle backed out of her original commitment to provide a voluntary interview, we are issuing today’s subpoena that will compel her to testify. We expect her to comply with the law and cooperate.”
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Guilfoyle previously took issue with lawmakers on the panel attending her voluntary deposition despite it being common practice.
“Ms. Guilfoyle, under threat of subpoena, agreed to meet exclusively with counsel for the select committee in a good faith effort to provide true and relevant evidence,” her attorney, Joseph Tacopina, said in a statement last week. “However, upon Ms. Guilfoyle’s attendance, the committee revealed its untrustworthiness, as members notorious for leaking information appeared.”
