Trump sues January 6 committee seeking to block subpoena for his testimony and documents

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Former President Donald Trump has sued the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, as a way to challenge its subpoena for documents and his testimony, according to filings in a federal court in Florida.

A spokesperson for the January 6 committee declined to comment.

Trump’s attorney, David Warrington, said in a statement that “long-held precedent and practice maintain that separation of powers prohibits Congress from compelling a President to testify before it.”

“After the J6 Committee has undertaken the unprecedented act of demanding President Trump appear for a deposition on Monday, November 14th, he engaged with the Committee in a good faith effort to resolve these concerns consistent with Executive Branch prerogatives and separation of powers, but 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,” Warrington continued.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/politics/trump-january-6-committee-subpoena-lawsuit/index.html

[emulatorloo]

1. "he engaged with the Committee in a good faith effort" uh huh, sure.

“Good faith”is not even in Trump’s vocabulary.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. The defeated former president thinks he's still president?

Delusional

[SoCalDavidS]

3. I Guess He Won't Be Testifying On Monday

Big Shock!

[tanyev]

4. Psssst! You're not a president anymore, dumbass.

Separation of powers only applies to those who have, you know, power.

[lindysalsagal]

5. Bank robber sues police for making him crash getaway car

What an asshat.

[MagickMuffin]

6. There is no pResident trump!

A political path, dudes, all the testimonies have been ALL republicans


Hardly political