According to a report, the former president discussed the subpoena with his aides.
If it could be broadcasted live on TV, he would do it.
The subpoena is likely to be spun into a propaganda victory.
According to The New York Times, Donald Trump told aides that he would comply with a subpoena if he could live.
As long as it's on his terms, Trump is willing to testify before the committee.
The information was given to The Times during their live coverage of the committee hearing.
Some of his aides don't seem to like the idea.
An adviser to the president told The Daily Beast that he should not.
Most witnesses have testified behind closed doors and the committee has prepared clips for live hearings.
Cassidy Hutchinson, who worked for the White House, testified live after initially submitting evidence in private.
If he lied, he would face perjury charges.
In a series of live hearings in recent months, the committee has argued that Trump was at the center of a plan to overturn his election loss.
His supporters went to the US Capitol on January 6 to try and stop Joe Biden from being certified as president.
The chairman of the committee said that the man was required to answer for his actions.
The committee has been characterized by Trump as a partisan witch hunt, while he continues to promote the election-fraud conspiracy theories that inspired them.
He described the committee as a giant scam in a Truth Social Post.
GOP leadership refused to allow members of the party to participate.
Analysts think it will take months for Trump to challenge the subpoena in court.
It's not clear if the committee has the power to seek legal penalties against a former president. If Republicans regain control of the House in the November elections, they will most likely cancel the committee's subpoenas and do so without delay.
Trump is being pressured by the legal system. There are multiple investigations around his bid to overturn the 2020 election, the New York attorney general is probing his business practices in the state, and the FBI is looking into his retention of government records after he left office.
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