The subpoena “makes clear as a legal matter that the production of these documents is mandatory,” Ms. Maloney said Monday. She sent a memorandum notifying members of the panel of her plans, meaning the subpoena will most likely be delivered to Mr. DeJoy by Wednesday. “Today’s antics are part of a backwards pattern by the Democrats to promote a baseless conspiracy theory about the Postal Service,” Mr. Comer said. “Instead of allowing the Postal Service to do what it does best — deliver mail to hundreds of millions of Americans — it will now spend hundreds of hours responding to this partisan subpoena,” Mr. Comer said. Ms. Maloney signaled her intention last week to compel the production of documents.

Source: New York Times August 31, 2020 22:46 UTC