will be required by law to testify before the Jan. 6 committee when he is called to do so, committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday.to Trump during their last hearing before the midterms.
Jan. 6 committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson said Thursday the subpoena would be issued "as soon as we get the paperwork." Trump on Friday issued a 14-page letter addressed to Thompson in which he recapped critiques of the committee, but"He's required by law to come in, and he can ramble and push back all he wants. That's the requirement for a congressional subpoena to come in," Kinzinger said on Sunday.
Asked by host George Stephanopoulos if the Justice Department should hold Trump in criminal contempt if he refuses to come in to testify, Kinzinger replied, "that's a bridge we cross if we have to get there." "Look, he's made it clear he has nothing to hide — is what he says — so he should come in on the day we ask him to come in to. If he pushes off beyond that we'll figure out what to do next."
So, it's a toss up. Either he can't resit the ratings game. Win by gaining more publicity - he has said there is no such thing as bad publicity. Perjures himself - will or will not pay a price. Or pleads the 5th 400 x (like last time).
Never believe any word out of loser Kinzinger EVER. Propagandist and liar
This dem theater has beyond jumped the shark 🙄
No one cares.
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maggieNYT Time for Congress to us it’s inherent contempt power…
maggieNYT Holding my breath.
maggieNYT This will blow up in the Dems' faces. So far, only the Dem kooks have gotten to speak at these sham hearings.
maggieNYT He never will
adam..trump will never testify..and you know it..but what we do know is that you are a very sensitive traitor who will be history on jan 1...enjoy the rest of your life
MrJonCryer 🙏🤞🙏🤞🙏
maggieNYT Trump has bone spurs scheduled for that day. What day you say? Doesn't matter.
maggieNYT If Trump demands that a Jan. 6 committee interview be aired publicly, allow this only if he agrees to testify in an enclosed space where he's invisible to the audience. We need to hear his words, not see his face or body language. He deserves no deference.
And if he doesn't, then what? He's ran construction scams, lied on his taxes, stole classified material, incited an insurrection , & no consequences yet. So what makes you think he'll obey your what appears to be for all intents & purposes an easily ignored subpoena?
Trump is too much a little wimpy coward. He won't testify. He will make up some stupid excuse... might get new bone spurs suddenly.
MrJonCryer I don't know if I be watching that or the pig flying competition.. It's a toss up
kattattack54 Mr. 45 plead the fifth 440 times 🤦♀️🙄 But he has nothing to hide 🤣😂🤷🏼♀️
When he fails to comply, I’m sure the consequences will be dire
All Kinzinger has to do is say to Trump, “If you don’t show up, the entire world will know for certain that YOU ARE A LOSER and that you admit you lost the election.” Trump WILL show up.
I hope it isn't closed to the public so Cheeto Jesus can cry about the 'witchhunt” and I agree they ought to play footage of him deriding those who previously have taken the fifth. I got my popcorn ready either way!
MrJonCryer They haven’t enforced anyone. If I were him I’d laugh too
maggieNYT Why are you and Cheney hell bent on trying to hurt Trump….
Two words: Ray Epps
maggieNYT Trump is a bully therefore a coward. I agree he should testify but he hasn’t the guts to do it. He will call the whole process a witch hunt and squirm his way out of it every possible way. Why he continues to be allowed to screw the legal system is beyond me.
maggieNYT Cue the fifth
Trump has been “required by law” to do a lot of things he has refused to do, and has yet to be held accountable for any of it.
maggieNYT Hours and hours of 'i take the fifth' trump.
..And then he broke down in tears.
There will be pleading of the fifth, I can tell you that much. I also suspect the term executive privilege will come up ob more than one occasion.
I don't think he has the stamina of a Hillary Clinton to testify. She really set the standard that no republican has been able to meet. 11 hours, no breaks, and no invoking the 5th. Don't think he or any of his ilk can withstand that for all their blather.
Lol. Rent free.
maggieNYT or what, he's gonna cry?
maggieNYT Hopefully he and Steve Bannon can be cell mates.
HerbScribner ask?
So: assume he does not show up and is held in Criminal Contempt. What then? What does that ultimately mean?
They should play the video of Trump deriding witnesses who plead the 5th before each question they ask him
Name a time Trump has followed the law.
Be careful what you wish for. You all might make him relevant again. 🤦♀️
Tell him it will get Super Bowl ratings (it might). He'll be there.
Not buying it. The opposition party can’t force the former President to testify under threat of incarceration in anything other than a Banana Republic.