by Michael Ginsberg at Daily Caller
The Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot voted during its Thursday hearing to subpoena former President Donald Trump.
The committee voted unanimously to subpoena the former president, with chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi arguing Trump was the person most responsible for the riot. Haley Talbot and Ali Vitali of NBC first reported the committee would vote to subpoena Trump. He joins five Republican members of Congress and several aides and advisors in receiving a summons.
“We have left no doubt, none, that Donald Trump led an effort to upend American democracy that directly resulted in the violence of Jan. 6. He tried to take away the voice of the American people in choosing their president, and place the will of the voters with his will to remain in power. He is the one person at the center of the story of what happened on Jan. 6. We want to hear from him,” Thompson said.
US House Select Committee votes to subpoena former President Donald Trump for testimony and documents in connection with Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol
— Sarah N. Lynch (@SarahNLynch) October 13, 2022
Taylor Budowich, a spokesman for Trump, dismissed the subpoena as “partisan theatrics.” (RELATED: Judge Shoots Down Trump’s Efforts To Keep Records From Jan. 6 Committee)
“Democrats have no solutions and they have no interest in leading our great nation,” he tweeted. “They are simply bitter, power hungry, and desperate.”
During the hearing,…
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