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The Republican National Committee is suing the Jan. 6 select committee after investigators sought fundraising information from Salesforce, a major RNC vendor.
The Jan. 6 select committee subpoenaed Salesforce for information about the RNC’s fundraising, including “non-public information on Republican donors, volunteers, and supporters and the internal deliberative processes of the RNC,” according to a copy of the complaint obtained on Wednesday. RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel met with staff of the select committee on Wednesday, a source familiar with the meeting told POLITICO, though it’s not clear whether McDaniel testified or if this was just an initial contact with investigators.
“The Select Committee’s subpoena to Salesforce.com (“Salesforce”), a key data and digital communications vendor to the RNC, vastly exceeds Congress’ limited subpoena power and infringes on rights of the RNC, its constituent members, donors, and other supporters,” the draft lawsuit said. “The RNC and its millions of supporters face an unprecedented threat that will undoubtedly chill their First Amendment rights and expose the RNC’s supporters to reprisals and harassment.”
Axios first reported on the suit.
It’s the most notable legal dispute to date between the GOP fundraising arm and the Jan. 6 committee in the fallout from the Capitol attack. The select committee has not announced any subpoena for McDaniel but has subpoenaed several RNC members who participated in the Trump campaign’s effort to submit false electors to Congress.
Kyle Cheney contributed to this report.
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