January 6 Hearing: Donald Trump Finally Subpoenaed After One Year of Investigations

By Rick Martin Oct 13 2022, 21:53 PM EDT

After over a year of investigations, the January 6 committee finally conducted what may be their final public hearing. There, all members of the panel, both Democrat and Republican, unanimously voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump.

January 6 committee co-chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) stated that the committee had an "obligation" to hear from the former president as they presented evidence that Trump helped instigate the January 6 Capitol Insurrection.

Outgoing Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) was the one who introduced the committee's resolution. She called Trump the riot's "central player."

Donald Trump Likely to Fight Subpoena and Delay It

A source close to the committee told NBC News that the panel is planning to issue the subpoena in the coming days. It is noted that they are on a tight time frame, as the subpoena will expire at the end of this congressional term, with the former president likely challenging it.

With the possibility of fighting Trump in court over the subpoena, Rep. Thompson stated, "Let's see what happens, we hope that he honors it."

Trump fighting the subpoena is an almost certainty, with the Associated Press reporting that he will decline to testify. In fact, the former president lambasted the decision via his social media outlet, Truth social. He posted that the committee should have already asked him earlier.

However, it was noted that he did not say whether or not he would comply with that subpoena. He also called the panel "a total BUST."

While the January 6 committee's subpoena may languish due to foreseen delaying tactics from Trump, they did send a clear message that they will send their findings to the Department of Justice in a criminal referral.

Former Trump Aide Says Trump Knew He Lost but Did Not Want the Public To Know He Lost

Thursday's hearing also featured new testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Trump's White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows. She testified that Trump privately acknowledged that he lost the election; he just did not want the public to know about it.

According to CNN, the committee showed a new video from Hutchinson's deposition.

"I remember looking at Mark, and I said 'Mark, he can't possibly think we're going to pull this off. Like, that call was crazy.' And he looked at me and just started shaking his head. And he's like, 'No, Cass, you know, he knows it's over. He knows he lost. But we're going to keep trying,'" she said during the deposition.

The former aide also testified that Meadows had a conversation with Trump, whom she said was furious because the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that sought to overturn the results of the 2020 elections.

Hutchinson told the committee that Trump said something to the effect of "I don't want people to know we lost, Mark. This is embarrassing. Figure it out. We need to figure it out. I don't want people to know that we lost."

Because of this, the former president and his allies planned to declare victory no matter what.

The panel then showed evidence that this was a premeditated plan, including testimony from Brad Parscale, Trump's former campaign manager. He told the committee that Trump planned this as early as July 2020 that he would say he won the election, even if he lost.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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