

3, 2023.Īs for actually issuing the subpoena, Thompson told reporters it would be issued “as soon as we get the paperwork.” VoteĪt its last scheduled public hearing before the midterms, the panel voted unanimously to issue a subpoena to Trump. Additionally, the subpoena will expire at the end of the current Congress, which is Jan. The subpoena is unlikely to succeed since it will likely prompt legal challenges from Trump’s attorneys. He shared a Truth Social post on Friday that linked to a Fox News article claiming a “source close to the former president” indicated that he “loves the idea of testifying.” While Trump did not say whether he would testify, he offered a signal that he could be considering it. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Capitol Police, which he said was being controlled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Her spokesman, Drew Hammill, told Newsweek that Trump’s allegations “have no basis in fact.” Subpoena 6 committee, Trump argued, ignored that he sent thousands of National Guard troops to Capitol Hill, which was blocked by D.C. “Those who committed the Fraud, thereby having created the Crime of the Century … but those who fought the Crime have suffered a fate that was unthinkable just a short time ago,” Trump said in the letter. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) during a hearing in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Oct. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) (L), Chair of the House January 6 committee, delivers remarks alongside Vice Chairwoman Rep. So far, more than 860 people have been charged with offenses relating to the breach of the U.S. 6, Trump wrote, were demonstrating against what he described as election fraud that swayed the November 2020 election toward Democrat rival Joe Biden.

6, 2021, when he told them “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” The letter was titled “PEACEFULLY AND PATRIOTICALLY,” making made reference to a statement he made to protesters who amassed in Washington on Jan. Trump also described members of the committee as being “highly partisan political Hacks and Thugs whose sole function is to destroy the lives of many hard-working American Patriots.”
