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Former US President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the House of Representatives committee, which is investigating the storming of the Capitol early last year. The commission recently decided to subpoena Trump to force him to testify about his role in the assault on the American parliament on January 6, 2021, with thousands of Trump supporters trying to prevent the nomination of his successor Joe Biden.
Several members of the committee, made up of both Republican and Democratic members of the House of Representatives, suspect that Trump has made personal efforts to prevent Biden’s nomination in various ways. The storming of the Capitol was preceded by a short-distance Trump speech, in which Trump claimed that he had been illegally stripped of his campaign winnings.
A Trump attorney said in a statement that “the separation of powers means that Congress cannot summon a president to testify.” According to him, the former president “cooperated in good faith with the committee, but chooses to make it a political issue. President Trump now has no choice but to go to the judiciary to resolve the matter.”
See how the Capitol was stormed early last year:
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Just before the midterm elections earlier this week, the committee investigating the Capitol attack voted for Trump evoke thus forcing him to testify about his role in that attack. Trump is expected to testify for one or more days starting next Monday, in person or via video link.
The commission also asked for access to Trump’s personal communications on the day of the attack, both with US lawmakers and with extremist groups who participated in the attack.
It is unknown if or when Trump’s testimony will continue next week. Trump is also expected next week announces his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election.
