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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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John Bowden

‘He is required to answer’: January 6 committee subpoenas Donald Trump

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The House January 6 committee voted unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump for testimony, during the panel’s final hearing before the midterm elections.

“He is required to answer,” chairman Bennie Thompson said of the former president, adding that subpoeaning a former president is a “serious and extraordinary action”.

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