Donald Trump's Save America PAC rushed to his defense on Friday, issuing a fundraising email that condemns the House Jan. 6 committee's decision to subpoena the former president.
"The January 6th Unselect Committee just voted to SUBPOENA the 45th President of the United States. 18 DAYS before the Midterm Elections, America is truly a Nation in decline," the email read.
"Instead of using their final days in power to better America, the Democrats are coming after OUR President and demeaning our great Country at YOUR expense. They have no interest in leading our great Nation. They are bitter, power-hungry, and desperate to win in November," it added.
The political action committee also pointed out past probes into Trump that it said have come up empty, including the Robert Mueller investigation, two impeachment trials and the alleged FBI spying on his 2016 presidential campaign.
"Stand with President Trump," the message further pleads.
The fundraising email serves as the second response directly affiliated with the former president to the Jan. 6 panel, which issued a letter to Trump's lawyers demanding his testimony under oath by Nov. 14.
In addition, the committee is seeking from Trump all sensitive documents and private communications with relevant individuals related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
"We recognize that a subpoena to a former president is a significant and historic action," wrote committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. "We do not take this action lightly."
"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 Capitol and on the Congress itself," the two wrote.
Earlier Friday, Trump lawyer David Warrington issued a statement condemning the subpoena, The Associated Press reported.
"We understand that, once again, flouting norms and appropriate and customary process, the committee has publicly released a copy of its subpoena," Warrington said. "As with any similar matter, we will review and analyze it and will respond as appropriate to this unprecedented action."
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Dershowitz to Newsmax: Trump Should Contest Jan. 6 Subpoena in Court
Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School and one of this nation's foremost authorities on the U.S. Constitution, says former President Donald Trump would be wise to contest the House Jan. 6 committee's subpoena to testify before Congress.
"It's clear what [Trump] should do. He should take [the matter] to court and challenge the subpoena on 'executive privilege' grounds, or any other grounds," Dershowitz told Newsmax Friday evening, while appearing on "The Record with Greta Van Susteren."
Dershowitz added, "The way it should work: If Congress subpoenas you, and you refuse to speak, then Congress should go to court and demand the court enforce the subpoena."
Dershowitz opined that Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, who both served in the Trump administration and were also brought on contempt-of-Congress charges, should have forced Congress' hand by taking their respective cases to the courts.
What constitutes "executive privilege" related to the Jan. 6 hearings, "it's not clear ... it's up in the air," laments Dershowitz.
"Until the court determines the rules" for the Jan. 6 hearings, "there should be no criminal prosecutions," says Dershowitz. "[Bannon and Navarro deserve] to know what's 'executive privilege'" in advance of being charged by Congress.
That comment then prompted Dershowitz — who's currently promoting his book, "The Price of Principle: Why Integrity Is Worth The Consequences" — to quip, "This is Alice in Wonderland: Criminal prosecutions first, then we'll decide what the law is. That does makes not sense."
Regarding Trump, Dershowitz says "he doesn't have to [invoke] the 5th [Amendment]. He can argue that it's a perjury trap" to speak with the Jan. 6 committee, presumably under oath.
"That's what the [committee] seems to be doing here," said Dershowitz. "Obviously, [Trump] should be challenging that subpoena in court, before making that decision whether to testify."
Dershowitz then said of the committee's actions, which are taking place a few weeks before the midterm elections: "I think there's a lot of theater here, and not a lot of real law being practiced."
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