Comey challenges House GOP subpoena in federal court – By Morgan Chalfant (thehill.com) / Nov 29 2018
Former FBI Director James Comey is challenging a subpoena from House Republicans for his closed-door testimony in federal court.
Court records show that Comey filed a motion in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to quash a subpoena from the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees for his testimony on Dec. 3.
Comey has previously said that he would welcome testifying in public but would fight the subpoena for a closed-door appearance.
“Happy Thanksgiving. Got a subpoena from House Republicans. I’m still happy to sit in the light and answer all questions,” Comey tweeted on Thanksgiving Day. “But I will resist a ‘closed door’ thing because I’ve seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion. Let’s have a hearing and invite everyone to see.”
House Republicans are interested in Comey’s testimony as part of their inquiry into allegations of bias at the Justice Department and FBI ahead of the 2016 elections. GOP lawmakers accuse top officials of exhibiting bias against then-candidate Donald Trump in their decisions with respect to the Hillary Clinton email investigation and the counterintelligence investigation into ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia.
