WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is subpoenaing James P. "Phil" Waldron, a Dripping Springs, Texas resident, and onetime contact of former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows who the panel says pushed false claims about fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
The Democratic chairman of the committee, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, cited reports of Waldron's communications with Meadows and members of Congress about his unfounded theories in the weeks before the insurrection by former President Donald Trump's supporters.
Thompson also cited a PowerPoint presentation that the committee said he used to brief members of Congress, calling it "an alarming blueprint" for overturning Trump's defeat.
"The select committee's investigation and public reports have revealed credible evidence that you have information concerning attempts to disrupt or delay the certification of the 2020 election results," Thompson wrote in the subpoena.
The committee said Waldron "reportedly claimed to have visited the White House on multiple occasions after the election" and had spoken to Meadows eight to 10 times.
According to the New York Times, Waldron is a a retired Army colonel with a background in information warfare. His LinkedIn page says he is the founder, forklift driver and floor sweeper at One Shot Distillery and Brewery in Dripping Springs.
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