US EditionTrump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena
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Donald Trump calls on the committee to investigate the assault on Capitol Hill to avoid testifying
According to Donald Trump's lawyer, David Warrington, he assured that precedents in such cases preserve the separation of powers and prohibit the Legislative branch from forcing the Executive to have to testify after the committee summoned him to testify under oath on October 21.
Trump Lawsuit Challenges Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena, Says Cannot Force a Former President to Comply
Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a subpoena issued by the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. The Jan. 6 Committee subpoena asks Trump to hand over certain documents, and to testify in a “closed-door deposition” about the events that took place while he was the president, the lawsuit stated. In the past, other presidents have voluntarily agreed to turn over documents or testify in response t…
Trump sues the Jan. 6 House committee to avoid a subpoena
Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to avoid cooperating with a subpoena requiring him to testify.The suit filed Friday evening contends that, while former presidents have voluntarily agreed to provide testimony or documents in response to congressional subpoenas in the past, "no president or former president has ever been compelled to do so.""Long-held precedent and prac…
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