Jan. 6 committee withdraws Trump subpoena, former president declares victory on Truth social

The U.S. House of Representatives select committee probing Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol breach withdrew its subpoena for former President Donald Trump to testify as part of its legislative investigation.

“In light of the imminent end of our investigation, the Select Committee can no longer pursue the specific information covered by the subpoena,” said committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson to Trump's lawyers in a letter, according to CNN.

“Therefore, through this letter, I hereby formally withdraw the subpoena issued to former President Trump, and notify you that he is no longer obligated to comply or produce records in response to said subpoena.”

Trump declared victory on his platform, Truth Social, although the Jan. 6 select committee previously published its final report and sent the Justice Department criminals referrals, effectively asking the Attorney General to file charges against the former president.

The Jan. 6 committee is set to essentially expire at the end of the year before the new Congress begins on Jan. 3. Republicans taking over the House have repeatedly made it clear they believe the committee has been a partisan abuse of power and have no intentions of continuing the investigation under their leadership.

Trump attributed the withdrawal of the subpoena to the committee’s purported concerns about the integrity of their investigation saying on Truth Social that he, “[w]as just advised that the Unselect Committee of political Thugs has withdrawn the Subpoena of me concerning the January 6th Protest of the CROOKED 2020 Presidential Election.”

"They probably did so because they knew I did nothing wrong, or they were about to lose in Court. Perhaps the FBI's involvement in RIGGING the Election played into their decision. In any event, the Subpoena is DEAD!" the former president suggested.

Trump was subpoenaed in October but never responded. Some critics were concerned it could become a showdown that would result in increasing tensions between the left and right across the nation.

The committee never took punitive action against him, but did with others such as former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon who was indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced to four months in a federal detention center for Contempt of Congress. His sentence has been stayed pending an appeal.