House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) says the subpoena issued by the Jan. 6 committee for former President Donald Trump to testify will be treated just as any other subpoena.
During an interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC's PoliticsNation on Sunday, Hoyer said that the House would pursue legal action against Trump should he defy the subpoena."Well, it's very difficult because time is short, but we're going to treat him just as we would any other citizen that refuses to testify: Go to court and ask that that individual be held in contempt and ordered to testify," Hoyer said.
When pressed further on if House Democrats would go to court over the subpoena, Hoyer deferred to the Jan. 6 committee for what potential action would look like. "From my standpoint, I haven't talked to the committee about it. I don't want to speak for the committee. They obviously don't want to make a judgment until they know for sure what actions former President Trump is going to take, but yes, I think that is an action which, from my standpoint, ought to be taken," Hoyer said.
The former president was subpoenaed by the committee in a unanimous vote of the nine members Thursday, with Vice Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney saying,"We are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion."Trump denounced last week's Jan. 6 committee hearing in a lengthy statement Friday, stating the committee was made up of"highly partisan political Hacks and Thugs," and called the investigation a “Charade and Witch Hunt.
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