Trump to Accept Jan 6 Committee Subpoena on One Condition: He Testifies on Live TV

SLAY ^ | October 14, 2022 | David Hawkins

[Red Badger]

President Donald Trump has responded after the Democrats’ Jan. 6 Committee officially issued a subpoena for him to testify before Congress.

Trump has reportedly said that he will accept the subpoena and is happy to testify, provided he can do it on live TV.

According to reports, Trump will agree to testify but doesn’t want the Democrats and their allies in the media to selectively edit his video testimony to make him look bad.

NYT correspondent Michael Schmidt said: “Since it became public that the House select committee planned to subpoena Trump for his testimony, the former president has been telling aides he favors doing so, so long as he gets to do so live, according to a person familiar with his discussions.”

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, who has long-term cooperation with Trump, told CNN’s Jake Tapper:

“In terms of the subpoena, for him, that is actually one of the things that has animated him.

“He’s been talking to advisers about how, you know, he would consider testifying if they would air it live, which is also not surprising…it seems hard to imagine the committee would go for that.”

WATCH:

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Here is the transcript:

https://www.mediaite.com/news/maggie-haberman-trump-says-hell-testify-to-jan-6-committee-if-he-can-do-it-live-at-least-1-of-his-lawyers-on-board/

[AbolishCSEU]

They’ll wire him up with a mute button.

[AbolishCSEU]

there’s always the library!

[1Old Pro]

Schedule for Jan 5, 2023.

Exactly, when Jordan chairs the committee and they have strong solid GOP representation.

[SamAdams76]

Trump is naive if he thinks he’s got a sporting chance here.

You are referring to the DC jury should any perjury charges be trumped up. Yes, a DC jury will convict him of anything at all. But we knew all that anyway and it's probably going to happen whether he testifies or not.

The American people will have a far different take however and they will be able to see through the efforts to railroad our president. THIS is why Trump wants to do this live.

[CrosscutSaw]

reportedly said = BS.

Yep. Source is Maggie Haberman. Story is most likely BS. I don't believe anything about this unless I see a direct quote from President Trump or his attorney on the record.

[italianquaker]

Ask what you like answer what I want

[Diana in Wisconsin]

These idiots REALLY need to stop poking the Bear, LOL!

Secretly? Keep it up, LOSERS! Right up until the mid-term election. Please? Pretty Please?

*SMIRK*

[mass55th]

"They’ll never let that happen."

Because they wouldn't be able to put their own spin on his behind-closed-doors testimony.

[StAnDeliver]

Have President Trump hold a rally on the Ellipse the morning he is scheduled to appear before the J6 Committee.

[StAnDeliver]

"But his testimony at his trial for the Beer Hall Putsch effectively launched his political career.

I suspect that once they realize that Trump being allowed to testify will only help him, they will bring up that comparison to Hitler."

File that under Godwin's Law violation #010621.

[StAnDeliver]

"No, unfortunately he cant set any conditions. If he doesn’t go hell be charged."

Former President ≠ Bannon, et al.

Even if you don't understand, the Democrats would set a precedent for the GOP-controlled 118th Congress to kangaroo court Obama and even possibly Biden.

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

Has he actually been subpoenaed?

Or, did they just vote to do so at some point?

[CottonBall]

“I agree, but are you suggesting they haven’t looked like fascist dictators throughout this entire process?”

They have but nobody has been watching. Put Trump on TV and the audience will be huge.

[Vigilanteman]

The purpose of a fair and open public trial is to provide transparency, the thing that the stacked J6 den of vipers fears the most.

[StAnDeliver]

"The problem is they have the capacity to edit on the fly."

CSPAN does not edit their Congressional livestreams.

[StAnDeliver]

"It’s like fishing and the dems just caught Moby Dick for their perjury trap."

The only 'perjury trap' is the one Trump would lay for Pelosi in the 118th Congress, when she is in the dock:

"Sen. Paul, your witness."

"Thank you Mr Chairman. Mrs. Pelosi, what did you mean when you told the your staff "I've been waiting for this", and then described the scenario that had yet to transpire?"

"What were your communications with the USCP after the election, and leading up to and on the day of January 6, Mrs. Pelosi? As you were the titular head of the USCP as Speaker, what were your instructions to the USCP?"

"This Secret Service Agent has testified under oath that you directly told the USCP to quote, "Stand down!", on the afternoon of January 6, and this Agent also says you communicated this to Majority Leader Schumer as well as certain members of the press and your own staff. Is this TRUE?"

"This Committee has offered immunity to over 30 USCP officers, all lined up behind you, Mrs. Pelosi. They are prepared to reveal what your prior plans were regarding Jan. 6; explain the minute-by-minute script you had prepared, disseminated, and Ordered the USCP to follow; how that script reveals your conspiracy to initially 'wave in' these people as tourists -- an invitation that is an absolute affirmative defense to Federal trespass -- and then use your Leftist plants in the crowd to agitate and foment damage; and that, on Jan. 3, you completely rejected an offer of 10,000 National Guard in the Capital, because you knew, according to witnesses, "They won't be under my control"!

"Sit DOWN, Mrs. Pelosi. Sergeant at Arms, restrain that woman! Staff, roll the video..."

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

A fantastic episode that I had forgotten about.

[xzins]

He should also stipulate that he gets as much uninterrupted time as any inquisitor. After all, he is a president.

[plain talk]

"As you were the titular head of the USCP as Speaker"

I love the way Rush used to say that. You won't be seeing Pelosi testifying.