The House Jan. 6 committee has formally withdrawn its subpoena of former Pres. Trump as the investigation comes to an end days before the next Congress, sources familiar with the matter told ABC.
A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 19, 2022.as the investigation comes to an end days before the next Congress, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
The chairman of the committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson, informed Trump's lawyers of the decision in a letter on Wednesday -- citing"As you may know, the select committee has concluded its hearings, released its final report and will very soon reach its end," Thompson, D-Miss., wrote. "In light of the imminent end of our investigation, the select committee can no longer pursue the specific information covered by the subpoena.
"We recognize that a subpoena to a former President is a significant and historic step," Thompson and Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, the committee's vice chair, wrote in a letter to Trump at the time. "We do not take this action lightly." A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 19, 2022.
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