Sebastian Gorka sues January 6 committee over subpoena for phone records

Washington — Sebastian Gorka, a conservative radio host who is an ally of former President Donald Trump, sued the House panel examining the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol over a subpoena it issued to Verizon for his phone records. 

Gorka filed his lawsuit against the panel, its chairman, Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, and top committee staff in federal district court in Washington alleging the House select committee "abused its power by unlawfully" demanding his call records from Verizon, his cell phone provider. Politico first reported the subpoena for Gorka's records.

Gorka's attorneys argued that obtaining his private phone records serves "no valid legislative purpose" and called the request a "purely partisan fishing expedition," echoing criticisms of the select committee and its information requests from Trump and other former White House aides whose actions in the run-up to and on January 6 have been of interest to investigators.