The January 6 committee said that Trump is obligated to provide answers to the American people after he “orchestrated a scheme to overturn a presidential election and block the transfer of power.”
“Long-held precedent and practice maintain that separation of powers prohibits Congress from compelling a President to testify before it,”, glossing over the obvious point that Trump is no longer a sitting president.
The January 6 committee had subpoenaed Trump in mid-October, asking him to appear before the panel by November 14. On that day, the committee’s official Twitter account took note of his absence and the fact that his attorneys had made no efforts to coordinate a plan to have him testify. “Former President Trump has refused to comply with the Select Committee’s subpoena requiring him to appear for a deposition. His attorneys have made no attempt to negotiate an appearance, and his lawsuit parades out many of the same arguments that courts have rejected repeatedly,”
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