Committee on Assault on Capitol Hill Orders Donald Trump to Testify in Mid-November

The committee of United States Congress investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol formally summoned former Republican president Donald Trump to testify in mid-November.

The summons takes place after this special panel of the House of Representativesmade up of seven Democrats and two Republicans, will vote unanimously on October 13 to order Trump to appear before investigators.

The committee asks Trump to produce a series of documents before November 4, including a report of all his communications on January 6, 2021. In addition, it calls him to testify beginning on or around November 14, which it follows the crucial mid-term elections on November 8.

“As demonstrated in our hearings, we have gathered overwhelming evidence, including from dozens of your former associates, that you personally orchestrated and oversaw an attempt to nullify the 2020 presidential election and obstruct the peaceful transition of power,” the committee told him. to Trump in a letter he made public

The letter accuses Trump of trying to nullify the election despite knowing that allegations of fraud had been overwhelmingly rejected by more than 60 courts and refuted by his campaign staff and top advisers.

“In short, you were at the center of the first and only effort by a President of the United States to nullify an election and obstruct the peaceful transition of power, ultimately culminating in a bloody attack on our own Capitol and Congress itself.” the text.

Precisely this Friday, Steve Bannon, Trump’s former adviser, was sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to comply with subpoenas from this special congressional committee.