The Jan. 6 select committee announced on Oct. 21 that it had subpoenaed Trump asking him to submit documents by Nov. 4 and to appear for deposition testimony on or about Nov. 14. On Nov. 4, he said he had agreed to give Trump an extension before producing the documents after hearing from one of his lawyers. But the commission said at the time that it wanted the documents next week and that the November 14 deadline remained in place. Former President Trump has refused to comply with a Select Committee subpoena asking him to testify. His lawyers have not tried to negotiate an appearance, and his lawsuit makes many of the same arguments that have been repeatedly rejected by the courts. —@January6thCmte “The truth is that Donald Trump, like many of his closest allies, is hiding from the Select Committee’s investigation and refusing to do what more than a thousand other witnesses have done,” said Committee Chair Benny Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney. statement. Trump filed the lawsuit Friday seeking to avoid being forced to testify or provide any documentation to the congressional committee. The committee held a series of hearings as it seeks to make public that Trump was largely responsible for the deadly attack on Congress, while lawmakers met to officially declare his loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The committee has not said how it will proceed if Trump ignores the subpoena request. WATCHES | Trump decried the committee’s subpoena but never said whether he would comply:
Trump criticizes the committee’s Jan. 6 subpoena in a 14-page letter
In a 14-page letter that some have described as inconceivable, former US President Donald Trump slammed the committee investigating the riots at the US Capitol after members voted unanimously to call him to testify.
