Jan 6 Cops Suing Donald Trump Can’t Get Secret Service Documents

Police officers and lawmakers suing Donald Trump over the January 6 riots have not been able to obtain crucial documents from the Secret Service, a judge has heard.
Lawyers representing both Trump and the plaintiffs have not received documents from both the Secret Service and Washington D.C’s Metropolitan Police Department.
The Secret Service has resisted a subpoena, saying the demand for documents is too broad.
Both sides of the Trump lawsuit are seeking documents to strengthen their case.
The lawsuit is a consolidated case involving members of Congress and police affected by the January 6, 2022, riot, in which Trump supporters invaded the Capitol building.
House Democrats who took the case said they were impeded in their duties by the January 6 attack.
The case was taken under an 1871 act that was intended to prevent the Ku Klux Klan from intimidating members of Congress who were carrying out their duties
Federal Judge Amit Mehta heard that the deadline for responses to the subpoenas was June 18.
Newsweek sought email comment from the Secret Service; the Washington D.C Metropolitan Police and the Trump campaign on Thursday.
On August 6, Mehta told the parties he would contact the D.C. Attorney General’s Office to determine whether the subpoenas were lost in the mail or if the agencies were simply not responding.
On August 13, Trump and the Secret Service filed a joint status report, outlining that the Secret Service was resisting the request.
“The federal government was unaware of defendant’s subpoena until defendant raised the issue during the hearing on August 6, 2024. After the hearing, counsel for defendant provided a copy of the subpoena to undersigned counsel for the government, who in turn alerted the U.S. Secret Service.
“The Secret Service’s response stated that the subpoena was overbroad and that defendant had failed to submit a Touhy request or otherwise comply with its Touhy regulations,” the joint response states.
A Touhy request is a one for official information in support of a lawsuit where the government is not a party to the litigation.
“Defendant has stated that it intends to pursue documents from the Secret Service and will promptly submit a Touhy request along with an appropriately narrowed subpoena in response to the objections identified by the Secret Service,” it states.
On Tuesday, August 19, Mehta told Trump’s lawyers to give him a status update on the subpoenas.
“Defendant Trump shall file a Status Report by August 29, 2024, which updates the court on his efforts to obtain records from the Secret Service and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department,” Mehta’s order states.
The case, Lee vs. Trump, originated from a complaint made by Democratic Party members of Congress, Representative Bennie Thompson, the former chairman of the January 6 Committee and California Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
Nine other Congress members have also joined the lawsuit, along with police officers on duty on January 6.
Trump-supporting groups The Proud Boys and The War Boys are listed as defendants.