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Senate panel debates subpoena for DOJ attorney who wrote July 7 letter; motion tabled pending counsel
Summary
Senator Hinojosa moved to subpoena the Justice Department attorney who authored a July 7 DOJ letter criticizing four Texas congressional districts; the motion was seconded, debated, and then tabled while the chair consults legal counsel and reviews rules governing subpoenas during regional hearings.
Senator Chewy Hinojosa moved that the committee issue a subpoena for the Justice Department attorney who authored the July 7 DOJ letter (referred to in the hearing as Miss Dillon). "My motion is that we, this body, this committee, subpoena issue a subpoena for miss Dillon to appear before this body," Hinojosa said during the hearing. The motion was seconded on the floor and prompted immediate debate about the committee’s authority and the timing of formal actions during regional hearings.
Chair Phil King said he had not invited the DOJ attorney and expressed concern…
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