voted to reject the state-certified election results
in Georgia and Pennsylvania on Jan. 6, was scheduled to appear before the grand jury on Tuesday, according to documents filed by Hice's lawyer in Georgia federal court. The filing challenges the subpoena from the grand jury assisting the Fulton Co. district attorney's investigation. “Since Congressman Hice is a member of the United States House of Representatives and is being asked to testify pursuant to a state-issued subpoena, the federal officer removal statute should apply, and this action should therefore be removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia,” Hice’s attorney Loree Anne Paradise wrote in the filing.Paradise did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and a spokesman for DA Fani Willis declined to comment.
Hice's name has come up in hearings held by the House committee investigating the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. White House visitor logs listed Hice as attending a Dec. 21, 2020 meeting at the White House, where several House Republicans met and strategized with Trump about possible actions on the day of the official electoral vote certification.