The new date is Oct 21, 2022.
If Trump doesn't comply with the subpoena, the House January 6 Committee will likely have to go to court.
The January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol will be investigated by the Cannon House Office Building.
The subpoena asks Trump to give the committee documents by November 4 and to testify to the lawmakers on or about November 14.
Subpoenaing a former president is a significant and historic action that is not to be taken lightly.
The subpoena asks for all of Trump's communications on January 6 and any communications following the 2020 election that related to it or January 6 along with any conversations he had with far-right groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys.
The evidence shows that Trump knew his efforts to overturn the election were illegal and that the voter fraud claims he made were false.
Lawmakers on the January 6 committee voted unanimously to issue a subpoena to Trump during the committee's public hearing on October 13, but had not yet formally issued the subpoena because Trump did not have an attorney who was authorized to accept it.
The law group that is now representing Trump in handling the committee's subpoena has yet to respond to a request for comment.
There is overwhelming evidence that you personally orchestrated and oversaw a multi-part effort to overturn the 2020 election.
While the ex-president is expected to ignore the subpoena, he has not yet said he will do so. Trump shared a Fox News report from a source close to him that said he "loves the idea of testifying" so he could discuss how corrupt the election was. Trump responded to the House committee vote with a letter that blasted the committee as a "charade and a witch hunt" but did not say if or not he would comply with the subpoena.
A lengthy court battle is unlikely to be resolved in time for Trump to testify if he doesn't comply with the subpoena. When the current congressional term ends, the House January 6 Committee is going to be dissolved. The committee will want to get Trump's testimony before the final report is issued. Legal experts think the subpoena against Trump may be more of a symbolic move than likely to get him to testify.
The committee doesn't have the power to bring charges against anyone, so they can't punish Trump for anything. Lawmakers noted in their subpoena that Trump's testimony could be used to inform their efforts to pass legislation to make sure future presidents can't overturn an election. If the committee finds evidence of a crime, it can refer it to the Justice Department, which could indict the president.
Given the high likelihood that Trump wouldn't comply, the House January 6 Committee voted to subpoena him last week. Thompson said during the public hearing last week that the committee needs to do everything in its power to tell the most complete story possible, which included subpoenaing Trump. Requiring him to testify is about accountability to the American people.
January 6 Committee over Subpoena Request, but still won't say if he'll testify.
The final hearing of the committee was subpoenaed by lawmakers.
Sources say the committee hasn't found a Trump lawyer who will accept the subpoena.
If Trump fights it, the committee can't do much to enforce it.
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