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House Judiciary Subpoenas Arlington Prosecutor Over Handling of Alleged Threats to Stephen Miller

Lawmakers say the records will help determine whether local decisions hampered the probe.

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Arlington County Commonwealth's Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti poses for a photo, in Arlington, Va., May 10, 2023. Next month’s primary elections for three Virginia prosecutors’ seats could shed light on whether suburban voters still embrace criminal justice reforms. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)

Overview

  • Chairman Jim Jordan issued the March 20 subpoena to Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, setting an April 7 deadline for documents on her office’s response to alleged doxing and intimidation.
  • Dehghani-Tafti called the demand an overreach and a trespass on state and local sovereignty, and she has hired an attorney to explore a possible accommodation.
  • The inquiry centers on activist Barbara Wien, accused of distributing flyers with Miller’s home address and of a gesture his wife viewed as threatening; Wien has not been charged.
  • Committee statements and reporting say Dehghani-Tafti backed a defense request to restrict what state police could share with the FBI, and a federal magistrate reportedly blocked an FBI bid to search Wien’s phone.
  • The GOP-led committee says the oversight aims to assess whether federal law should be updated to better protect officials from harassment and threats.