Now, GOPers are using litigation to attempt to forestall examinations of their activities.
First up, their leader, Cheeto.
From CNN -
Trump sues to keep White House records secret, claiming executive privilege
Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday in DC District Court against the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection and the National Archives in an effort to keep records from his presidency secret by claiming executive privilege.
The lawsuit from Trump is an attempt to block the work of the House committee as it investigates his actions before and during the siege of the Capitol. The court action also marks his latest effort in a long and thorny fight against subpoenas from the Democratic-controlled US House.
He's a multitasker; or at least his lawyers are.
Also from CNN -
Trump sues NY attorney general, seeking to stop investigation into his company
Former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, asking for a federal court to halt or limit her office's ongoing investigations.
The lawsuit, which comes on the heels of James' office seeking to depose Trump as part of its civil fraud investigation into the Trump Organization, also seeks to enjoin James' involvement in any civil or criminal actions against the former President or his company.
He may be the most litigious one, but he's hardly the only GOPer to use this tactic.
From CNN -
Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich sues Jan. 6 committee to block access to his financial records
Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich on Friday sued the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot to prevent it from obtaining his financial documents from JP Morgan, which is also named in the lawsuit.
The move comes after the committee last month subpoenaed Budowich and other Trump allies involved in planning "Stop the Steal" rallies, including at the Ellipse in Washington, DC, before the US Capitol attack.
Mark Meadows is suing the Jan. 6 committee as it moves to hold him in contempt
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House panel probing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The 43-page complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington on Wednesday, asks a judge to block enforcement of the two subpoenas the committee had issued for himself and his telecom provider Verizon, calling them "overly broad and unduly burdensome" and saying the panel "lacks lawful authority" to obtain such information.
John Eastman suing Verizon and January 6 committee over subpoena
Conservative lawyer John Eastman is suing Verizon and the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol over a subpoena issued by the panel for his phone records, according to court documents.
Eastman argues that the committee's subpoena is "invalid" for several reasons, and notably he attempts to differentiate between the rallies held on January 6 and the riot at the Capitol that day.
Alex Jones sues Jan. 6 committee, indicates plan to plead the Fifth
Pro-Trump broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is suing the Jan. 6 select committee to block the panel from obtaining his phone records and compelling his testimony at a deposition next month.
In the suit, Jones says he intends to assert his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination — confirming a statement he made on his show — and that the committee rejected his offer to provide “written responses” to their questions.
Of course, some folks are both official and unofficial Trump vassals.
From RollingStone (behind a paywall) -
Michael Flynn Is the Latest Trump Ally to Sue the Jan. 6 Committee
Michael Flynn became the latest Trump loyalist to sue the House select committee investigating Jan. 6. The disgraced former national security advisor filed suit Tuesday to halt the enforcement of a subpoena for testimony and documents.
Flynn has already lost his suit.
Here's hoping that the others' litigation soon shares the same fate.
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