Ashley Oliver is a Justice Department reporter for the Washington Examiner. She previously covered Congress and campaigns for Breitbart News. Originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia, she graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in classics and philosophy before spending six years in Massachusetts working in the real estate industry.
Elvis Chan, a San Francisco-based senior FBI official, did not appear for a deposition on Thursday after Republicans subpoenaed him last month over his involvement in social media companies' decision to censor certain content surrounding the 2020 election.
Floor activity has since ceased, meaning the House cannot vote to refer anyone to the Department of Justice for contempt. The senior GOP aide indicated the committee would escalate the matter and that contempt was an option but that committee members would first need to confer about it. "Every other transcribed interview conducted of FBI employees this Congress has proceeded under this practice without incident," Jordan wrote to Chan in one letter.
In depositions, which are similar to interviews but occur in response to a subpoena, the committee only allows a witness to have a personal attorney accompany them, a rule established in 2007 by the House Oversight Committee, which typically handles the highest volume of depositions and interviews.
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