(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump sued the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 rebellion. A subpoena to produce documents and your evidenceAccording to documents filed in federal court in Florida.
Jan. 6 A spokesman for the commission declined to comment.
Trump’s attorney David Warrington said in a statement that “longstanding precedent and practice prohibit Congress from compelling a president to testify before the separation of powers.”
“After the J6 Commission took the unprecedented step of requiring President Trump to appear for a deposition on Monday, November 14, he engaged in good faith with the Commission to address these concerns in accordance with the Branch’s mandate. executive and separatist powers, but this partisan commission insists on following a political path, leaving President Trump no choice but to involve the third branch, the judicial branch, in this dispute between the executive and legislative branches,” Warrington continued.
