A federal court on May 20 temporarily blocked a House of Representatives subpoena for Republican National Committee (RNC) records.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, rejected the RNC’s motion for an injunction against the subpoena pending appeal. But Kelly entered a brief injunction to allow Republicans to ask an appeals court for the same relief he denied.
At issue is a subpoena from the House panel charged with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
The panel subpoenaed documents and testimony from Salesforce, which the RNC and former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign utilized to send emails and perform other services….