The House Jan. 6 panel has argued that Trump’s efforts to stay in power led to the insurrection. He is expected to challenge the subpoena.
The House Jan. 6 select committee issued a subpoena to former President Trump, calling him the “central cause” of a coordinated effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.to subpoena the former president as part of its investigation into what led to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. The subpoena, which was sent to his lawyers Friday along with a letter outlining the committee’s case, orders Trump to produce documents by Nov.
“In short, you were at the center of the first and only effort by any U.S. President to overturn an election and obstruct the peaceful transition of power, ultimately culminating in a bloody attack on our own Capitol and on the Congress itself,” the letter states.The committee’s letter, which was signed by its chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson and vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney , instructs Trump to produce a variety of documents including messages sent by Trump or that Trump ordered to be sent Jan.
“We recognize that a subpoena to a former President is a significant and historic action,” Thompson and Cheney wrote. “We do not take this action lightly.”
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