“DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to notify you formally, pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, that I have been served with a subpoena, issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, for my testimony in a criminal case”, said Rep. Jordan
The Speaker pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Honorable Jim Jordan, Member of Congress:
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, DC, June 24, 2014.
Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER,
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to notify you formally, pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, that I have been served with a subpoena, issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, for my testimony in a criminal case.
After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I will determine whether compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the House.
Sincerely,
Jim Jordan,
Member of Congress.
We attempted to contact Congressman Jordan’s office in this matter but our emails and telephone calls were not returned at the time of the publication of this story.
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