News broke last night that four former and current key Trump advisors have been subpoenaed for records and to testify in October before the Select Committee on January 6. While some Democrats cheered, others shook their heads, understandably believing this would end the way so many other subpoenas during the Trump administration ended: with witnesses refusing to appear and the investigation halted until the courts could resolve the issue years later and, for practical purposes, too late.
Question: Does the use of executive privilege mean that they would not have to appear at all or only that they cannot speak about communications specifically in the White House or within the Executive Branch? Could they be questioned about meetings and activities with other participants in the forming and execution of the Jan 6 insurrection? For example: Any meetings that took place with the Right Wing organizers who stormed the Capitol before Jan 6.
Question: Does the use of executive privilege mean that they would not have to appear at all or only that they cannot speak about communications specifically in the White House or within the Executive Branch? Could they be questioned about meetings and activities with other participants in the forming and execution of the Jan 6 insurrection? For example: Any meetings that took place with the Right Wing organizers who stormed the Capitol before Jan 6.