A U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol issued a subpoena to Kimberly Guilfoyle on Thursday. Kimberly Guilfoyle is a top fundraiser for former President Donald Trump Jr.
The subpoena mentions a text Guilfoyle had sent to Katrina Pierson as a Trump campaign adviser. In it Guilfoyle claims he raised millions of dollars for the rally which preceded the Capitol Riot. The text exchange was first reported in November by ProPublica.
In the text, Guilfoyle wrote that she “raised so much money for this. Literally one of my donors Julie at 3 million.” She was referring to Julie Jenkins Fancelli, a Publix supermarket heir and the biggest known funder for the Jan. 6 rally. Fancelli did not previously respond to ProPublicaRequests for comment.
The subpoena, which seeks to force Guilfoyle to hand over documents and appear for a deposition, also stated that she “communicated with others” about the speaking lineup for the Jan. 6 rally and met with Trump and members of his family in the Oval Office that morning.
Guilfoyle was the first member of Trump’s family circle to be subpoenaed. Guilfoyle was engaged to Trump Jr. in January. She was appointed national chair of the Trump Victory finance committee in January 2020 and was put at the helm of the former president’s super PAC last fall.
Another sign that the committee is becoming more aggressive in its investigation of the Capitol attack is the subpoena. In documentsOn Wednesday, the committee filed in a civil matter in a California district Court and stated for the first-time that it had evidence that could lead the former president to criminal charges for his actions leading up the Jan. 6, attack. This includes obstruction of an official proceeding by Congress and conspiracy to steal the United States. Any potential criminal charges would be referred to the Justice Department for prosecution. Trump has denied any wrongdoing.
This comes nearly a week after Guilfoyle, who initially agreed to answer questions regarding Jan. 6, walked out of a committee meeting. Guilfoyle reportedly left the meeting last week because she was worried that members of the committee might leak information about the interview to the media, according to a statement by her lawyer.
The committee cited ProPublica reporting in September. sent subpoenas to Pierson and Caroline Wren, a Republican fundraiser who served as Guilfoyle’s deputy during the 2020 campaign. Subpoenas were issued by the committee to follow. three close advisersGuilfoyle, Trump Jr.
In a statement, Joe Tacopina, Guilfoyle’s attorney, said the subpoena was a politically motivated abuse of power and that Guilfoyle will answer questions truthfully. “She has done nothing wrong,” he said. In November, Tacopina said the texts to Pierson were not about the Jan. 6 rally and threatened to “aggressively pursue all legal remedies available” against ProPublica. Pierson declined comment and Trump Jr. did no respond to emailed questions.
ProPublica previously reported that Wren told another rally organizer that she raised $3 million for the Jan. 6 rally and “parked” the funds in several dark money organizations.
Wren has previously sent a statement ProPublica from her attorney that did not address how much money was raised for the rally or how it was spent, but stated that to her “knowledge, Kimberly Guilfoyle had no involvement in raising funds for any events on January 6th.”
According to documents obtained by, Guilfoyle had a professional relationship built with Fancelli during 2020’s campaign. ProPublicaAfter receiving a call by Guilfoyle, Fancelli and he donated $250,000 to Trump Victory.
