Trump Subpoena Issued, Setting Up Showdown With Jan. 6 Panel
- Panel gives former president Nov. 14 deadline to testify
- Action likely sets up legal challenge that may run out clock
A video of Former President Donald Trump displayed on a screen during a hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Oct. 13.
Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty Images/Bloomberg
The House committee investigating last year’s attack on the Capitol issued a subpoena to Donald Trump, demanding the former president account for his actions under oath and initiating a legal showdown that could test the persistence of presidential prerogatives after leaving office.
The subpoena, approved by the panel Oct. 13, underscores the committee members’ portrait of Trump as the key instigator in the assault on the Capitol just weeks ahead of congressional elections in which many Republican candidates have embraced Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential contest.