Former President Donald Trump sued the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, as a way to challenge its subpoena for documents and his testimony, according to filings in federal court in Florida.
A spokesman for the Jan. 6 committee declined to comment.
Trump’s attorney, David Warrington, said in a statement that “long-standing precedent and practice hold that the separation of powers prohibits Congress from compelling a President to testify before it.”
“After the J6 Committee took the unprecedented action of requiring President Trump to appear for a deposition on Monday, November 14th, he has cooperated with the Committee in a good faith effort to resolve these concerns consistent with Executive Branch privilege and separation of powers, but this Party Committee insists on pursuing 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 .
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