The former manager of Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign abruptly withdrew from appearing before a House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
William Stepien, who managed the campaign, was subpoenaed by the panel and was in Washington prepared to appear, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the panel’s chairman, said as the hearing started on June 13.
“Mr. Stepien’s attorney is here with us today and he has advised us that Mr. Stepien’s wife went into labor this morning,” Thompson said. “Mr. Stepien unexpectedly had to travel to be with his wife and we wish him the best.”…