NEW: A federal judge officially shot down John EASTMAN's bid to block a Jan. 6 committee subpoena, saying his efforts could be counted among the "influencing factors" of the Jan. 6 attack.
But there's more ...
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The judge also became the first to formally reject a challenge to the Jan. 6 committee's legitimacy based on structural flaws.
A slew of Trump allies have said the committee was invalid because it lacked GOP appointees.
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But Judge Carter, who sits on a fedeal court in California, said Speaker Pelosi had "unquestionably" followed the requirements of the committee's organizing resolution.
Any other disputes were over "ambiguities" that courts can't resolve, he said. politico.com/news/2022/01/25…
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