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BREAKING: President Trump Sues to Block Subpoena from J6 Committee


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President Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday to dismiss the subpoena issued by the Jan. 6 Committee.

The subpoena demands his appearance for a deposition on Monday.

Recall that the J6 Committee last month unanimously voted to subpoena Trump.

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“We have left no doubt—none—that Donald Trump led an effort to upend American democracy that directly resulted in the violence of Jan. 6,” Chair Bennie Thompson said.

“He is the one person at the center of the story of what happened on Jan. 6. So we want to hear from him.”

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On Friday, Trump’s lawyer filed a lawsuit to block the subpoena in federal court in West Palm Beach.

Trump's legal team contends that "no president or former president has ever been compelled" to testify before Congress and that he retains immunity as a former president.

“Long-held precedent and practice maintain that separation of powers prohibits Congress from compelling a President to testify before it,” Trump attorney David A. Warrington said in a statement announcing Trump’s intentions.

The Associated Press reported:

Warrington said Trump had engaged with the committee “in a good faith effort to resolve these concerns consistent with Executive Branch prerogatives and separation of powers,” but said the panel “insists on pursuing a political path, leaving President Trump with no choice but to involve the third branch, the judicial branch, in this dispute between the executive and legislative branches.”

The committee declined to comment on the filing, which comes days before the the deadline set by the committee for Trump to begin cooperating. But the suit likely dooms the prospect of Trump ever having to testify, given that the committee is expected to disband at the end of the legislative session in January.

It also comes just days before Trump is expected to formally launch a third campaign for president at his Mar-Lago club.

The committee had voted to subpoena Trump during its final televised hearing before the midterm elections and formally did so last month, demanding testimony from the former president either at the Capitol or by videoconference by mid-November, and continuing for multiple days if necessary.

The letter also outlined a sweeping request for documents, including personal communications between Trump and members of Congress as well as extremist groups. Trump’s response to that request was due last week, but the nine-member panel extended its deadline to this week.

In his suit, Trump’s attorneys attack the subpoena as overly broad and frame it as an infringement of his First Amendment rights. They also argue other sources besides Trump could provide the same information the committee wants from him.



 

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