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On the recordOctober 21, 2021
The former President's lawsuit, however, is immaterial to Mr. Bannon's defiance of our lawful subpoena. As House Report 117-152 makes clear, Mr. Bannon had a duty to produce documents and appear before the Select Committee. His flat refusal to comply with the subpoena is unacceptable. I made that clear in a letter to Mr. Costello before the Select Committee's business meeting on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. I include in the Record my response to Mr. Costello's October 18th letter. Select Committee To Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, October 19, 2021. Mr. Robert J. Costello, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, Dear Mr. Costello: The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (``Select Committee'') is in receipt of your October 18, 2021, letter requesting a one-week ``adjournment'' of your response to my October 15, 2021, letter. The only basis for your request is yesterday's filing of litigation by former President Trump against the Chairman, Select Committee, Archivist of the United States, and the National Archives and Records Administration. That litigation relates to the Select Committee's requests for documents in the possession of the National Archives and is immaterial to the Select Committee's demand for documents and testimony from Mr. Bannon. The investigation of the Select Committee is extremely important and urgent for the nation, and further delay in compliance by Mr.…
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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