The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit on Friday against the subpoena issued by the House of Representatives committee investigating the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. He benefits from “absolute immunity” and will not testify the next week.
Donald Trump’s lawyers have described the subpoena as “invalid, unlawful and unenforceable.” They believe the former head of state still enjoys executive privilege nearly 22 months after leaving office and cannot be compelled to appear before Congress.
An app in 2024?
The Jan. 6 commission ordered him to appear in person for a statement Monday, including providing a long list of documents and communications related to the Capitol storming. The stakes are high, and time is running out, both for the congressional committee and for Donald Trump, 76, who is expected to announce Tuesday that he will run for president in 2024.
It does so despite the fact that the Republican Party is uncertain about regaining control of the House after the midterm elections.
Tuesday’s poll shows Republicans have 200 of the 218 seats needed to regain a majority, ahead of Democrats. But about 20 seats in the House of Representatives – which has a total of 435 members – have yet to be decided and the vote count is underway.
If Republicans take control of the House, they are likely to dissolve the January 6 committee, which has amassed evidence that Trump incited his supporters to lead the assault in an attempt to strip Joe Biden of his election victory. presidential.
More than 900 people charged
Prosecutors have charged more than 900 people with crimes related to the storming of the Capitol, and the Justice Department said last month that 412 of them had pleaded guilty to one of several federal charges. At least seven people lost their lives in the January 6 assault.
During his federal court trial in West Palm Beach, Florida, Donald Trump argued that US presidents, past and present, voluntarily agreed to testify or produce documents after receiving subpoenas from Congress, but none “has been compelled to do so.” “. “.
In this case, Donald Trump argues that the subpoena is broader than reasonably necessary, infringes executive privilege and personal rights, and that the commission has no authority on the matter.
Source: BFM TV
