Trump won't have to testify in Congress over Capitol assault
The National Security Committee announced its decision in the face of rumors about the possible dissolution of the investigative commission. "They knew I did nothing wrong. The Subpoena is DEAD!" the former president said.
With just days to go before the second anniversary of the assault on Capitol Hill, Congress has decided to withdraw the subpoena for Donald Trump to testify about the events that took place on January 6, 2021. The former president refused on a number of occasions to appear before Congress.
This decision comes in the face of rumors about the possible dissolution of the investigative committee after the Republican Party won the majority in the House of Representatives.
Homeland Security Committee Chairman and Democratic Party representative Bennie Thompson made the following statement through a letter sent to Trump's attorney David Warrington:
For his part, Donald Trump said through a publication on his social network Truth Social that this decision arises because Congress knows that he had no responsibility for the assault on the Capitol: