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:
In light of the imminent end of our investigation, the Select Committee can no longer pursue the specific information covered by the subpoena. Therefore, through this letter, I hereby formally withdraw the subpoena issued to former President Trump, and notify you that he is no longer obligated to comply or produce records in response to said subpoena.
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:
Was just advised that the Unselect Committee of political Thugs has withdrawn the Subpoena against me concerning the January 6 Protest of the CROOKED 2020 Presidential Election. They probably did so because they knew I did nothing wrong, or they were about to lose in Court. Perhaps the FBI's involvement in RIGGING the Election played into their decision. In any event, the Subpoena is DEAD!
