President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the members of the January 6 Committee and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in an attempt to block the committee’s subpoena. The lawsuit, filed Friday evening, argues that the subpoena from the January 6 Committee is invalid.
The subpoena was issued on October 21, 2022, and is “seeking documents and communications related to January 6, 2021.” The subpoena also requests that Trump appears for a deposition on November 14, 2022, at 10 AM.
“The Committee’s Subpoena is invalid because, as explained below, the Committee did not issue the Subpoena to further a valid legislative purpose; the Subpoena is unwarranted because other sources can provide the information the Subpoena seeks; the Subpoena is broader than reasonably necessary; the Subpoena infringes on executive privilege; the Subpoena infringes President Trump’s First Amendment rights; the Committee is not duly authorized; and the Committee lacks the authority to issue subpoenas,” the lawsuit filed on Friday states.
In the lawsuit, Trump says that the subpoena has a “vague and loosely worded purpose” and doesn’t “describe how the testimony of President Trump is necessary to further this purported purpose.”
Just days after President Trump was subpoenaed he called it nothing but a “witch hunt.” He strongly disagrees with the subpoena and wrote a 14-page letter stating his thoughts, opinions, and facts regarding the January 6 Committee and what happened on January 6, 2021.
“Despite very poor television ratings, the Unselect Committee has perpetuated a show trial the likes of which this country has never seen before,” Trump wrote.
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