Lawyer Who Talked to Trump on Jan. 6 Sues to Block Subpoena (1)

A little-known lawyer who had multiple phone conversations with former President Donald Trump on the day of the Jan. 6 insurrection is suing to block a subpoena for his testimony from House investigators.

Kurt Olsen, who caught Trump’s eye with a long-shot plan to use the U.S. Justice Department to reverse his 2020 election loss, argued in a suit filed Thursday in Washington that the House committee probing the attack on the Capitol is illegitimate because it assumes the election wasn’t rigged.

“An investigation with public hearings, subpoenas, and depositions devoted to confirming a predetermined conclusion is reminiscent of Soviet ...