Witch-Hunt: Bernard Kerik Hands Documents To January 6 Committee

Written By BlabberBuzz | Monday, 03 January 2022 05:15 AM
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Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, an adviser to former President Trump, provided the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot with a trove of documents in response to a subpoena by the panel for efforts involving overturning the election.

A letter from Kerik's attorney dated Friday suggests that Kerik desires to cooperate with the committee "and any investigators who are truly willing to move ahead swiftly and get to the truth."

"Mr. Kerik is a strong believer in our constitutional system of government and would have never participated in an effort to knowingly promote false claims," Timothy Parlatore, Kerik's attorney, wrote to the committee's chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), in a letter shared by Kerik and reported on by Politico.

"He believed then, as he does now, that there were significant election improprieties and inconsistencies as well as evidence of possible fraud in the election that must be properly investigated," Parlatore went on. "It is for this reason that Mr. Kerik very much wants to cooperate with your committee and any investigators who are truly willing to move ahead swiftly and get to the truth."

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Among the documents released through the letter is a "strategic communications plan" meant to pressure Republican members of Congress, including swing-state senators, to vote against certifying the 2020 election results. It included issues to highlight such as "Dead people voted," "Underage people voted," and "Fraudulent Ballots."

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A different document was titled "DRAFT LETTER FROM POTUS TO SEIZE EVIDENCE IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS." Kerik's attorney Timothy Parlatore gave the privilege log to the panel, which announced the file originated on Dec. 17, a day before Trump huddled in the Oval Office with advisers including former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, where they discussed the possibility of seizing election equipment in states whose results Trump was trying to overturn.

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The cooperation of Kerik, who was hired to investigate election fraud claims by Trump's legal team, is pursued by the Jan. 6 select committee due to his involvement in getting space at the Willard Hotel for the Trump team's "war room" before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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Kerik further made comments to The Washington Post regarding his company charging $10,000 in travel expenses to the Trump campaign in addition to over $55,000 for rooms for legal personnel.

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Kerik, who was subpoenaed by the committee in November, signaled last month that he planned to collaborate with the committee's investigation. Still, he demanded an apology from lawmakers over an assertion that he had been involved in the Jan. 5 meeting at the Willard.

Kerik announced through a letter from his lawyer that he would be willing to be interviewed by a panel under certain conditions.

The Hill has reached out to the Jan. 6 committee for comment.

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