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The committee on Friday made clear that the deposition, which is under oath, will be before committee investigators and members. But the subpoena does not specifically request that Trump appear for a hearing.

“In short, you were at the center of the first and only effort by any U.S. President to overturn an election and obstruct the peaceful transition of power, ultimately culminating in a bloody attack on our own capital and on the Congress itself,\" Thompson and Cheney wrote Friday. \"The evidence demonstrates that you knew this activity was illegal and unconstitutional, and also knew that your assertions of fraud were false. But, to be clear, Even if you know claim that you actually believed your own false election claims, that is not a defense; your subjective belief could not render this condo justified, excusable, or legal.\"

Trump first responded to the committee's vote to subpoena him in a series of posts to his conservative social media platform Truth Social.

\"Why didn't the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago?\" Trump wrote, calling the committee a \"total BUST.\"

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PHOTO: Former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 13, 2022.
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Later, in a memo addressed to Thompson, Trump continued to rail against the committee but didn't address the subpoena.

\"Despite very poor television ratings, the Unselect Committee has perpetuated a Show Trial the likes of which this Country has never seen before,\" Trump said in the letter, in which he also continued to make false claims about the 2020 election.

Trump has told advisers he'd welcome a live appearance, according to sources familiar with his thinking, but has yet to say publicly whether he'll cooperate.

Cheney said there was \"no disagreement\" among members on whether to subpoena Trump.

\"We all felt that our obligation is to seek his testimony, that the American people deserve to hear directly from him, that it has to be under oath, that he has to be held accountable,\" Cheney said this week during an appearance at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum.

Cheney said she's \"assuming Trump will fulfill his legal obligation and honor the subpoena.\"

\"If that doesn't happen, then we'll take the steps we need to take after that,\" Cheney said. \"But I don't want to go too far down that path at this point.\"

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PHOTO: Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, on Oct. 9, 2022, in Mesa, Ariz.
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Experts said if Trump refuses to cooperate, the committee could move to have the full House hold him in contempt and refer the matter to the Justice Department for prosecution -- something it's done for four other individuals related to the Jan. 6 investigation.

Trump could also try to drag the matter out by fighting the subpoena in court, the experts said.

The Jan. 6 committee is expected to wrap up its investigation by the end of this year by releasing a final report on its findings and recommendations.

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