WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has sued to block a subpoena for his testimony issued by the special congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Trump filed the suit in federal district court in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday night seeking an order declaring the subpoena invalid and unenforceable. The committee had given Trump until this week to produce documents and until Nov. 14, or soon after, to testify.
A protracted legal fight threatens to run out the clock on the committee’s authority, which is set to expire at the end of the congressional term in early January. If Republicans take control of the House following the yet-to-be-resolved midterm elections, that would likely end any chance for the committee to extend its investigation and could end the court case without a resolution. Republicans would likely withdraw the subpoenas.
