The congressman said Donald Trump must testify before the panel in January.
Trump didn't say if he would testify.
If his testimony is broadcasted live, Trump will speak before the panel.
The law requires Donald Trump to testify before the House on January 6.
After Trump sent a letter responding to the committee's recent subpoena, he repeated his disproven claims about the 2020 election being stolen from him.
In front of the American people, we decided to subpoena the former president. The law requires him to come in, and he can talk and push back. Kinzinger said on the ABC News show that a congressional subpoena is required.
He said that the former president's statements have been long and even more incomprehensible.
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The New York Times reported that Trump told people close to him that he would comply with the subpoena if it was broadcast live. Insider reported that advisers to Trump said he should not testify during a live broadcast.
If Trump asks the committee to negotiate on that matter, they will.
Kinzinger said on ABC News that it would be a negotiation. We don't know if the president tried to come in and talk to us live.
Kinzinger was asked if the Justice Department should hold Trump in criminal contempt if he doesn't testify.
We would like to talk to the president. He said that he has nothing to hide. He should show up on the day we asked him to. We will figure out what to do next if he pushes past that.
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