Donald Trump files suit against the Jan. 6 committee to block its subpoena for his testimony, which was scheduled for the day before his Mar-a-Lago announcement

Trump's legal team argued that Congress does not have the power to subpoena a president.

According to the former president's legal team, the only time Congress can subpoena a president is for impeachment.

The Subpoena issued to President Donald J. Trump does not arise from an impeachment inquiry according to the filing. The Committee doesn't have the power to issue the Subpoena and President Trump isn't required to comply.

The filing said the commission's subpoena was "over broad" and did not further a "valid legislative purpose" to compel the former president's testimony. The call for Trump's testimony is an overreach of Congressional authority according to Trump's legal team.

In order to preserve his rights, President Trump has turned to the courts.

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack unanimously voted to order Trump to testify in a private meeting scheduled for November 14 just one day before he teased he will make a "big announcement" at Mar-a-Lago. Trump is expected to run for a second term.

The representatives for Trump's post-presidential office did not respond to Insider's requests for comment.