Republicans block Democratic push for Trump Jr. subpoena

Republicans on a House Natural Resources subcommittee blocked a Democratic motion to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump’s eldest son, over his backing of critical mineral companies.

President Trump’s administration is trying to rapidly increase the production of critical minerals in the U.S. Vulcan Elements, a rare earth magnet maker backed by Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, received a $620 million federal loan last year from the Department of Defense.

Democrats on the panel sought to subpoena the younger Trump to force his testimony on the Vulcan deal. The hearing, called by the majority Republicans on the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee, was titled “Unleashing America’s Mineral Potential: The Critical Mineral Commodity Supply Chain.”

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