[20211021]LSB10649_在1月6日的调查中解决传票纠纷.pdf

CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Resolving Subpoena Disputes in the January 6 Investigation Updated October 21, 2021 The inquiry conducted by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol (Select Committee) has recently garnered headlines not only for the Committees extensive efforts to obtain information from a variety of public and private sources, but because at least one subpoenaed individual has not complied with the Select Committees demands. On October 21, 2021, the House of Representatives approved a resolution finding Stephen Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena for testimony and records. Because Bannon may not be the only party to decline to answer all of the Select Committees demands, this Sidebar addresses how, as a legal and legislative matter, disputes over the Select Committees authority to access relevant information could unfold. Various parties may raise different arguments for withholding information from the Select Committee, ranging from claims that withholding information from the Committee is necessary to protect the