Nellie Ohr was planning to interview behind closed doors Friday with House Judiciary and House Oversight and Government Reform committee staffers. However, that deal reportedly fell apart, and now Republicans closely allied with President Trump are threatening to force her to show.
“Now that Nellie Ohr is not coming in it is time to subpoena her and get her in as soon as possible,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said in an interview with The Hill.
Why the deal fell apart is unclear.
“Last week, we thought Nellie Ohr was going to be in for a deposition tomorrow. We thought she was coming in this Friday. Turns out she isn’t. That is unfortunate,” Jordan said during a phone interview.
GOP lawmakers are also threatening to subpoena Jim Baker, former FBI general counsel, if he does not agree to testify voluntarily. Baker had initially planned to meet with the committee in late August.
“The Committee continues to seek the testimony of Nellie Ohr and Jim Baker and will compel their testimony if necessary,” the Republican House Judiciary Committee aide told The Hill.
President Trump and his congressional allies have been targeting Ohr and her husband, Bruce Ohr, who is an expert in exposing Russian money laundering and organized crime.
Republicans have alleged that Nellie Ohr could have passed the [Christopher Steele] dossier on to her husband, then a top official with the Department of Justice, when she worked for the opposition research firm Fusion GPS as a contractor during the 2016 presidential campaign ...
Conservatives argue that Bruce Ohr’s ties to Fusion GPS through his wife support their claims that there was bias against Trump within the FBI and DOJ.
There is no evidence those allegations are true.
Republicans threaten to subpoena Nellie Ohr (The Hill)