The House Select Committee on Jan. 6 ended their show trial hearings Thursday by closing out the final performance with a dramatic subpoena of former President Donald Trump.
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, who overwhelmingly lost her August primary to Trump-endorsed attorney Harriet Hageman, put forward the resolution.
She said, “We are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion.”
The timing of the resolution, however, exposes the committee’s request as a performative political tactic. Trump’s subpoena was handed down in the final moment of the final hearing, which was rescheduled to take place on the same day as the final inflation report before midterms. According to the Department of Labor Thursday, the Consumer Price Index rose faster than expected again, rising 8.2 percent in September and remaining top of mind for voters.
Plans for the subpoena leaked to CNN an hour before
