The House Jan. 6 committee opened its first hearing in months Thursday declaring it will delve into Trump's “state of mind" and the central role the defeated president played in the multipart effort to overturn the election. "In a staggering betrayal of his oath, Donald Trump attempted a plan that led to an attack on a pillar of our democracy, said Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., moments after gaveling the hearing to order.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee voted Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump for testimony before the panel over the 2021 attack at the Capitol.
The panel voted unanimously to compel the former president to appear.
“We must seek the testimony under oath of January 6th’s central player,” said Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., the committee’s vice chair.
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