House committee in Jan. 6 probe says Trump must provide documents soon - USA TODAY

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The House prime committee investigating Jan. 6 announced Friday nighttime that they are present successful interaction with erstwhile President Trump and his ineligible squad after the committee issued a subpoena for him to attest successful its past hearing. 

The committee announced Trump and his squad contacted the committee regarding the subpoena in a associated connection from committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.

“We person received correspondence from the erstwhile President and his counsel regarding the committee’s subpoena,” the connection read, saying Trump and his ineligible squad indispensable commencement producing records nary aboriginal than adjacent week. 

Trump besides inactive remains under subpoena to attest to the committee nether oath by November 14th. 

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The committee primitively gave Trump and his squad until Friday morningto supply subpoenaed documents but has appeared to springiness Trump an hold aft his squad contacted the committee. 

The subpoena issued by the committee asks Trump for assorted communications and records placed oregon received by Trump betwixt the 2020 predetermination and the Capitol attack. 

The records requested include: calls and texts sent done Signal, photos and videos taken connected Jan. 6, 2021, and memoranda and notes of conversation. 

And portion Trump has yet to explicitly say whether helium volition attest to the committee, the imaginable is highly unlikely. Trump has blasted the committee for its efforts investigating the Capitol attack, calling it the "unselect committee." 

The committee is besides racing against the clock to get arsenic overmuch accusation arsenic imaginable to record its last report. The committee is acceptable to dissolve by Dec. 31. 

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