January 6 panel points subpoena to Trump, demanding he testify

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol issued a subpoena Friday to Donald Trump, exercising its subpoena energy towards the previous president who lawmakers say is the “central cause” of a coordinated, multi-part effort to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 election.

The nine-member panel issued a letter to Trump’s legal professionals, demanding his testimony underneath oath by Nov. 14 and outlining a request for a collection of corresponding paperwork, together with private communications between the previous president and members of Congress in addition to extremist teams.

“We recognize that a subpoena to a former President is a significant and historic action,” Chairman Bennie Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney wrote within the letter to Trump. “We do not take this action lightly.” It is unclear how Trump and his authorized group will reply to the subpoena