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Promised to testify to the January 6 committee, then sued to avoid it
Never delivered“[paraphrase] Trump said he would like to testify — even "live" — to the January 6 committee, then fought the subpoena in court until the committee expired.”
- Promised
- , Truth Social posts responding to the committee's October 13, 2022 subpoena vote
- Stated deadline
- “testimony under oath by November 14, 2022” → November 14, 2022
- Overdue by
- 3 years, 10 months as of September 22, 2026
- Re-promised
- 2 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Justice & the courts
- Era
- Between terms
What happened
The committee voted unanimously on October 13, 2022 to subpoena Trump for documents and sworn testimony by November 14. Instead of appearing, Trump sued the committee on November 11-12, 2022, calling the subpoena overly broad and a First Amendment violation. He never testified. The committee withdrew the subpoena and dissolved at the end of the 117th Congress, releasing its final report in December 2022.