Donald Trump responded to the Jan. 6 committee's vote to subpoena him with a very weird letter — that ignored the underlying question. (via MaddowBlog)
It’s worth emphasizing that those expecting the Republican to honor the subpoena are likely to be disappointed. He could begin a lengthy court fight that would take months to fully resolve, but it’s just as likely that Trump and his lawyers will simply try to run out the clock: As weyesterday, the pending summons will expire at the end of the current Congress, which will wrap up in roughly 80 days, and if Americans elect a Republican majority in the House, that will end the matter.
To be sure, this might make him look like something of a coward. The former president has had plenty to say about Jan. 6 and the investigation — in conservative media, at rallies, and online — but given a chance to answer questions under oath, Trump’s too afraid to respond to a legal subpoena? A profile in courage it is not.
Of course, as his lawyers have probably explained to him, it’s better to look like a coward than to show up and deliver incriminating testimony in the midst of multiple investigations.that Trump has told his aides that he actually wants to testify, “so long as he gets to do so live.” Whether the select panel would tolerate such a spectacle is unclear, though it seems unlikely. Watch this space.
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