Schiff said investigators have already shown ties between Trump's outside advisers and members of militia groups that participated in the Capitol attack.
a conservative lawyer who was behind a legal strategy to overturn the election results, about the efforts to keep Trump in power.
The committee has asked Ginni Thomas to speak with members voluntarily, but her lawyer told the panel heSchiff said if Ginni Thomas has information that would be relevant to the committee's probe, he would hope she appears on her own accord. But if she doesn't, he said members should give"serious consideration" to issuing a subpoena.
The California Democrat also criticized Clarence Thomas for crossing a line when he took part in the consideration of an emergency request from Trump for the Supreme Court to block the release of his White House records to the select committee. The high courtthe National Archives from turning over the documents, and Clarence Thomas was the lone justice to dissent from the decision.
"There are lines that shouldn't be crossed, but those lines involve sitting Supreme Court justices, not presiding or appearing or taking action in cases in which their spouse may be implicated," Schiff said."And in this case, for Clarence Thomas to issue a decision, in a case of dissent, in a case where Congress is trying to get documents, and those documents might involve his own wife, that's the line that's been crossed.
The committee's investigation has also prompted scrutiny of the U.S. Secret Service, particularly after it was revealed that text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 requested by the panelMembers of the Secret Service, including Tony Ornato, who served as Trump's deputy chief of staff for operations, have also retained private counsel, Cheney revealed Thursday. Ornato was a key figure in
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