Jim Jordan Sends Final Warning to Merchan-Linked CEO

Authentic Campaign CEO Mike Nellis

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent a final warning to the attorney for Authentic Campaign CEO Mike Nellis on Friday, the Daily Caller reported.

Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan and daughter Loren

 

In August, Nellis had refused to comply with a congressional subpoena from Jordan over allegations of collusion with his firm and Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan.

 The issue at hand is the alleged conflict of interest stemming from work Loren Merchan did as president of Authentic Campaigns, a top Democrat digital marketing firm.

Loren Merchan is the daughter of Judge Merchan, who presided over former President Donald Trump’s trial in New York over the improper filing of business documents. 

“The objections to the subpoena are unfounded and unpersuasive, and do not excuse your client’s noncompliance with the subpoena. The Committee writes to overrule your objections and to provide Mr. Nellis a final opportunity to comply with the subpoena,” Jordan wrote in Friday’s letter.  

Last month Jordan requested that Nellis sit for a deposition with the company as well as sign a sworn affidavit that Authentic Campaigns never had any contact with Judge Merchan. The younger Merchan also refused to provide documents Jordan had requested regarding to Authentic Campaign’s work with the Biden-Harris reelection campaign.

Jordan’s most recent letter noted that Nellis previous responses “may contain false and/or misleading information” and attached to the memo a receipt from the Harris for President campaign made in July for “web hosting services” and named Authentic Campaigns as the vendor.  

“The new information therefore appears to contradict Mr. Nellis’s prior representations to the Committee.”

“In any case, your blanket and cursory assertion of some sort of First Amendment protection for the materials requested by the subpoena is plainly insufficient,” Jordan added.

Jordan has requested a response no later than Oct. 11.

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