House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas former president Donald Trump
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After an investigation that has lasted more than a year, the House Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena Trump. In a 14-page response to the Jan. 6 committee, former President Trump on Friday skirted the question of whether he would testify under subpoena, instead doubling down on his disproven claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Left-leaning articles focus on Trump’s response, proving once again that his claims are false and unfounded. Right-leaning articles highlight that the vote to subpoena Trump may be too late, as Republicans will likely disband the committee if they take back the House.
The Hill published a centrist article about how others subpoenaed by the committee, including Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, have gone to court to block the subpoena. It remains unclear whether the committee will also subpoena Vice President Mike Pence. Trump's letter rehashes many of the same claims he's made in the more than 18 months since the riot. Testimony from Justice Department officials to the committee laid out how the department looked into each of Trump's claims and was able to debunk or explain each of them.
A left-leaning article from the Washington Post highlights how Trump, appears unconcerned about repeating the disproved misinformation and not embarrassed that all of his statements have been proven false. Trump expects that his allies will nod and skim this document. And he knows that The Washington Post will print it out, angrily annotate it, and use it to further demonstrate that his arguments are unfounded.
A right-leaning article from Fox News highlights that Republicans are questioning the timing of the January 6 Committee's subpoena of former President Trump – more than a year after it started its investigation and just weeks before Republicans are expected to disband the committee if they win back the House. "The Select Committee’s unenforceable subpoena is just another made-for-TV prop," Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital.