Court Temporarily Blocks Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena for RNC Records

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington on Nov. 9, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

A federal court on May 20 temporarily blocked a House of Representatives subpoena for Republican National Committee (RNC) records.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, rejected the RNC’s motion for an injunction against the subpoena pending appeal. But Kelly entered a brief injunction to allow Republicans to ask an appeals court for the same relief he denied.