Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection are weighing what options they have to compel their fellow members of Congress to cooperate with their probe.
At issue is determining a path that would that would give them the best opportunity to obtain the information and interviews they are looking for by using the powers of the committee at their disposal. The committee is wrestling with whether they have the constitutional right to subpoena their fellow members, and even if they do, if they have an enforcement mechanism in place that will ultimately lead to cooperation. "Well we are exploring it," said Rep.
Michael Flynn sues January 6 committee to block phone records subpoena"The Speech and Debate Clause says that members of Congress shall not be questioned about their legislative activities outside of Congress, but providing the clear implication that it's fine to do so within Congress," Raskin said.