The House select committee investigating the 2021 siege on the US Capitol subpoenaed Kimberly Guilfoyle on Thursday, a week after their scheduled interview with her …
The House select committee investigating the 2021 siege on the US Capitol subpoenaed Kimberly Guilfoyle on Thursday, a week after their scheduled interview with her fell apart. Guilfoyle, who is engaged to former President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was directed by the committee to share numerous documents and appear for a sworn deposition on March 15. “Ms. Guilfoyle met with Donald Trump inside the White House, spoke at the rally that took place before the riot on Jan.6, and apparently played a key role organizing and raising funds for that event,” Rep. Bennie Thompson, the committee chairman, said in a statement. Guilfoyle has already turned over 110 pages to the committee and was set to sit down for an interview on Feb.25 as the threat of the subpoena loomed. But Guilfoyle backed out of the discussion and claimed she hadn’t known committee members would be attending and participating — which lawmakers disputed. Her lawyer announced she had decided not to cooperate and railed against information “leaked” to the media in a statement after the aborted discussion. Attorney Joe Tacopina blamed committee leadership for widespread reports in January that revealed the Jan.
