Washington Post: Answering Questions About Jan. 6 ‘Calls for Subpoenaing’ Ivanka Trump, Kushner

The Washington Post’s editorial board says Democrats on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot should subpoena former President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump , her husband, Jared…

Savannah RychcikJul 27, 20212 min read

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The outlet also argued the committee “must examine whether any lawmakers themselves maintained connections with or even abetted the rioters.”

The Post wrote, “Investigators should hear from extremist-group leaders at the center of the violence. How did they prepare? What was their goal?”

According to the newspaper’s editors, the committee should also hear from “Justice Department and Capitol Police officials who failed to anticipate the riot.”

They asked, “Why did intelligence officials across the government seem unaware of warnings that were all over social media? To what extent did law enforcement discount or ignore warning signs about right-wing extremists because federal and local officers did not want to cross Mr. Trump and other Republicans? Why did the National Guard take so long to arrive?”

Concluding their arguments, the editorial board said the investigation “should lead to recommendations to forestall a repeat of such political violence, with a particular focus on how the government monitors domestic extremism.”

They called on the Democrats to avoid making it “the partisan exercise that Republicans claim it will be.”