Saturday 12 November 2022 05:02 PM Trump demands taxpayers pay his legal fees days before rumored campaign ... trends now
Former President Donald Trump has demanded Americans pay his legal fees for his suit against the Congressional committee investigating his the January 6 attacks.
Delivered by the ex-commander in chief on Monday, the brazen declaration came in the form of a new filing that seeks to block a committee subpoena requiring him to testify as to his role in the unrest next week.
Trump, who is the midst of several legal battles at present, was scheduled to be deposed by the committee on Monday, following multiple attempts from to delay his testimony.
Trump’s lawyers administered a last-ditch effort Friday night to avoid testifying, with the 42-page lawsuit filed in Palm Beach court.
The suit contends that, while former presidents have agreed to provide testimony when prompted by congressional subpoenas in the past, none 'has ever been compelled to do so,' and that Trump, 76, therefore should be absolved from such scrutiny.
It's been reported the prospective GOP nominee is days away from announcing his third bid for presidency - and the committee recently said it cannot pay the former president’s legal bills if he announces a run for the White House in 2024.
The suit subsequently demands that taxpayers, in the committee' stead, foot the bill for any subpoena-related costs.
Congress has until December to come to an agreement over the funding issue.
Donald Trump has demanded Americans pay his legal fees for his suit against the Congressional committee investigating his the January 6 attacks
The demand came just days after the January 6 Committee, pictured here during their last meeting in October, said it would not foot the bill for a prospective president - with Trump rumored to announce his run for president in 2024 in the the next few days
The suit, filed in the Southern District of Florida,, subsequently demands that taxpayers, in the committee' stead, foot the bill for any subpoena-related costs
The committee voted to subpoena Trump during its final televised hearing before the midterm elections and formally did so last month, demanding testimony from the former president.
Committee members allege Trump 'personally orchestrated' a multi-part effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
They said Trump had to testify, either at the Capitol or by videoconference, 'beginning on or about' November 14 and continuing for multiple days if necessary.
The letter also outlined a sweeping request for documents, including personal communications between Trump and members of Congress as well as extremist groups.
President Donald Trump spoke to his supporters from The Ellipse near the White House and urged them to march to the Capitol on January 6, 2021
The January 6 committee will be issuing its final report, likely in December
In his suit, Trump's attorneys attack the subpoena as overly broad and frame it as an
