Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee for Pa. governor, sues Jan. 6 committee
Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, sued the House Jan. 6 committee Thu
Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, sued the House Jan. 6 committee Thursday to avoid testifying.
In a 21-page complaint, first reported by Politico, Mastriano's lawyer, Timothy C. Parlatore, argued that the committee's "improper makeup" could “improperly influence the midterm elections.” The committee includes two Republican members who were chosen by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., not by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who refused to appoint any Republicans to the committee after Pelosi rejected two of his five initial picks.
Mastriano is asking for a judge to rule that he not be compelled to sit for a deposition and that the panel pay his attorneys’ fees.
The committee sent Mastriano a subpoena in February, saying it was seeking information related to Mastriano’s involvement in an "alternate" electors scheme after Trump's defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
Mastriano's lawsuit argued that the House's deposition regulations served as guardrails to "prevent one party from using deposition excerpts to spread disinformation," arguing that edited clips from recorded interviews could be used to "improperly influence the midterm elections."
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