WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee issued a subpoena to former President Donald Trump, calling him the “central cause” of a coordinated effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Committee members voted unanimously at their last hearing Oct. 13 to subpoena the former president as part of its investigation into what led to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. The subpoena, which was sent to his lawyers Friday along with a letter outlining the committee’s case, orders Trump to produce documents by Nov. 4 and appear for what could be a multiday deposition under oath by Nov. 14.
“As demonstrated in our hearings, we have assembled overwhelming evidence, including from dozens of your former appointees and staff, that you personally orchestrated and oversaw a multipart effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and to obstruct the peaceful transition of power,” the letter states.
