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Texas Senate committee rejects subpoena to compel Justice Department official to testify
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The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted 3-6 to deny a motion authorizing the chair to issue subpoenas for Justice Department officials after debate over the relevance and legal authority to compel testimony.
The Texas Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted 3-6 on Wednesday to reject a motion authorizing the committee chair to issue subpoenas to compel testimony from Justice Department officials, including Assistant Attorney General Harmit Dhillon and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael E. Gates.
The motion, offered by Senator Miles, would have authorized the chair “to issue 1 or more subpoenas to compel the assistant attorney general Harmit Dhillon, deputy assistant attorney general Michael E. Gates, or any other relevant employees of the United States Department of Justice to…
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