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Government Corruption

Ex-Trump aide Sebastian Gorka sues Jan. 6 panel to block phone records subpoena

2022-01-06

[NYPOST] Sebastian Gorka, a conservative radio host and onetime aide to former President Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
, has launched a legal fight against the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in a bid to block the panel from obtaining his phone records.

Gorka’s suit was filed in Washington, DC, federal district court on Tuesday and alleges that the committee is abusing its power to obtain the records, calling it a "partisan fishing expedition."

"Under the cover of its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, the Select Committee abused its power by unlawfully subpoenaing a cell phone service provider to produce the call records of Dr. Gorka, the host of a political radio show," the suit reads.

"Dr. Gorka was not a member or leader of any organization that sponsored any events on Jan. 6, and was not present at the Capitol on that day," the document goes on. "Although invited to speak at an event at the Supreme Court

...the political football known as The Highest Court in the Land, home of penumbrae and emanations...
that day, his speech was cancelled, and therefore, he only observed the speeches at the Ellipse as one spectator among many and left. He has committed no crime, and he has done nothing, and has no information, that could provide the basis for new laws.

Posted by:Fred

#1 "Show me the man and I'll show you the crime..."

Posted by: Warthog 2022-01-06 09:48

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