By Annie Grayer | CNN
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney mentioned the Home choose committee investigating the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol will concern a subpoena to former President Donald Trump “shortly” to hunt his testimony underneath oath in addition to paperwork.
Talking on the Harvard Institute of Politics Tuesday, the committee’s vice chair didn't decide to what the panel will do if Trump doesn't adjust to the subpoena however mentioned “we’ll take the steps we have to take.”
“There was no disagreement on the committee,” the Wyoming Republican mentioned, explaining how the panel got here to the choice to subpoena Trump.
“All of us felt that our obligation is to hunt his testimony, that the American individuals deserve to listen to immediately from him, that it must be underneath oath, that he must be held accountable. And so we’ll be issuing the subpoena shortly each for his testimony underneath oath in addition to for paperwork. And we’ll take no matter subsequent steps we've got to take, you realize, assuming that he'll fulfill his authorized obligation and honor the subpoena, but when that doesn’t occur, then we’ll take the steps we have to take after that, however I don’t need to go too far down that path at this level.”
Committee members unanimously voted to subpoena Trump final week within the panel’s remaining listening to earlier than the midterm election, however the official subpoena has not been issued. The vote marked a big escalation by the panel that may arrange a showdown with the previous President.
It's not anticipated that Trump will adjust to the subpoena, however the motion serves as a method for the committee to set down a marker and present that it needs info immediately from Trump because it investigates the assault.
The subpoena will certainly set off a chronic courtroom battle over Trump’s attainable compliance, which might even outlast the committee itself. Republicans have pledged to close down the panel in the event that they win the Home majority within the midterm elections subsequent month.