Coverage dated October 12, 2022 to October 13, 2022

Donald Trump considers testifying before January 6 panel

Headline from The Guardian, on the newest of 2 developments

Sources tell Guardian ex-president may choose to appear before Capitol attack committee after Thursday vote to subpoena him

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Oct 13, 2022
US January 6 panel votes to compel Trump to testify over Capitol assault
Headline from France 24 ·
Oct 14, 2022Newest
Donald Trump considers testifying before January 6 panel
Headline from The Guardian ·

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Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

Fox News
Trump 'loves the idea of testifying' before Jan. 6 committee: source close to the former president (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 12, 2022
Fox News's feed description
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump “loves the idea of testifying” before the House select committee investigating January 6th, a source close to Trump told Fox News Digital just after the panel unanimously voted to subpoena him.
Newsweek
Trump asks why Jan. 6 committee didn't ask him to testify "months ago" (opens Newsweek)
Published Oct 12, 2022
Newsweek's feed description
The former president also rehashed his debunked claim that the 2020 election was stolen.
France 24
US January 6 panel votes to compel Trump to testify over Capitol assault (opens France 24)
Published Oct 12, 2022
France 24's feed description
The US House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol voted on Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump, an action that could eventually result in the former…
Insider
Subpoenaing Trump to testify about Jan. 6 is the only way to fill in the blanks left by the 30-plus Trump aides who pleaded the Fifth to investigators: Democrats (opens Insider)
Published Oct 12, 2022
Insider's feed description
Jan. 6 committee members said they subpoenaed Trump about the Capitol riot rather than Pence because it's clear the then-vice president "did his job."
The Guardian
Donald Trump considers testifying before January 6 panel (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 13, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
Sources tell Guardian ex-president may choose to appear before Capitol attack committee after Thursday vote to subpoena him
The Guardian
Trump reportedly wants to testify before January 6 committee – live (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 13, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
Ex-president privately tells aides he wants to speak before the House committee live, reports say, after subpoena issued
The Daily Caller
Trump Reportedly Says He’ll Testify Before The Jan. 6 Committee — On One Condition (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Oct 13, 2022
The Daily Caller's feed description
Former President Donald Trump reportedly told aides that he would testify before the January 6 Committee, as long as the testimony would be live.
Truthout
Trump Hints to Advisers He Might Actually Testify Before January 6 Committee — If It's Broadcast on Live TV (opens Truthout)
Published Oct 13, 2022
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Refusing to comply with the committee's subpoena could result in contempt of Congress charges for the former president.
Fox News
Trump writes blistering Jan. 6 committee response, doesn't say if he'll testify (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 13, 2022
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Former President Trump published a letter Friday questioning the Jan. 6 Committee's investigation into the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
NBC News
Opinion | Donald Trump will never testify (opens NBC News)
Published Oct 13, 2022
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The Jan. 6 committee's subpoena was at least as much a statement to future historians and the public as it was an attempt to obtain further evidence.