Ms. We are on the record.
Today is Wednesday, December 1st, 2021. The time is 10 a.m. We are convened in the Longworth House Office Building, Room 1540A, for the deposition of Daniel J. Scavino, Jr., to be conducted by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
The person transcribing this proceeding is the House stenographer and notary public authorized to administer oaths.
My name . I am a senior counsel and senior adviser to the select committee and the select committee's designated staff counsel for this proceeding. I'm accompanied by professional staff member, and chief clerk.
For the record, it is now 10:01, and Mr. Scavino is not present.
On October 6th, 2021, Chairman Bennie Thompson issued a subpoena to Mr. Scavino both to produce documents by October 21st, 2021, and to testify at a deposition on October 28th, 2021, at 10 a.m.
The subpoena is in connection with the select committee's investigation into the facts, circumstances, and causes of the January 6th attack and issues related to the peaceful transition of power in order to identify and evaluate lessons learned and to recommend to the House and its relevant committees corrective laws, policies, procedures, rules, or regulations.
This inquiry includes examination of how various individuals, to include Mr. Scavino, and entities coordinated their activities leading up to the events of January 6th, 2021, and the messages, videos, and internet communications that were disseminated to the public concerning the election, the transition of administrations, and
