Judge upholds subpoena for ex-Trump adviser in Capitol Police officers' Jan. 6 lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta refused to quash a subpoena for former White House official Dan Scavino for a lawsuit brought by U.S. Capitol Police officers and members of Congress over the Jan. 6 riot following President-elect Donald Trump's loss in 2020.

In a hearing on Tuesday, Mehta denied Scavino's emergency petition to avoid sitting for a deposition scheduled for later in the day.

Scavino served as Trump's deputy chief of staff during the Jan. 6 riots.

U.S. Capitol Police officers sued Trump and his allies after they were beaten and attacked during the riot. The lawsuit alleges Trump and the group "worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism in an unlawful effort to stay in power."

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Scavino's attorney, Stan Woodward, repeatedly refused to accept service of the subpoena. Woodward is set to become the next White House counsel after Trump takes office in January.

The deposition was expected to take place via a Zoom video conference on Tuesday.