
<p>Even as he has announced his intention to take another run at the White House, as expected, Donald Trump is fighting the subpoena from the January 6 committee. Trump’s lawsuit means he is unlikely to ever testify before the one-sided committee, which will likely be disbanded should the GOP take the House, <strong>as it appears they will</strong>.</p>



<p>Trump&#8217;s attorney David A. Warrington said in a statement that the ex-president &#8220;engaged with the Committee in a good faith effort&#8221; to resolve his concerns around executive privilege.</p>



<p>&#8220;This partisan Committee 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,&#8221; Warrington said.</p>



<p>In a 41-page complaint, Trump&#8217;s lawyers argued a former president can&#8217;t be compelled to testify before Congress.</p>



<p>The lawsuit also draws on a long-held Republican case that the committee is illegitimate and lacks the authority to issue valid subpoenas.</p>



<p>In response to the lawsuit filed by Trump to block the subpoena from the panel for documents and testimony, the panel said that it is “evaluating all of its options.” ;</p>



<p>&#8220;Former President Trump has failed to comply with the Select Committee&#8217;s subpoena requiring him to appear for a deposition today,&#8221; the committee chair, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, and Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chair, said in a statement on November 11.</p>



<p>&#8220;Even though the former President initially suggested that he would testify before the committee, he has since filed a lawsuit asking the courts to protect him from giving testimony,&#8221; Thompson and Cheney said.</p>



<p>But Trump&#8217;s attorneys have a different take on the situation. ;</p>



<p>In their lawsuit, his lawyers argued that Trump has retained immunity as a former president and that while other presidents and former presidents ;have voluntarily agreed to testify before Congress, his legal team claimed that no president has ever been compelled to do so.</p>



<p>They ;described the committee subpoena ;as &#8220;invalid&#8221; because they said it did not further a legislative purpose and claimed it was overly broad and infringed on his First Amendment rights.</p>



<p>The Jan. 6 committee had extended the deadline for Trump to comply with their documents request by one week. The initial deadline was Nov. 4.</p>

Trump Fights Subpoena Will Never Testify Before Jan. 6 Committee
