[Politics] House committee investigating Jan. 6 riot says Trump must begin producing records by next week

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The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 announced Friday night that they are now in contact with former President Trump and his legal team after the committee issued a subpoena for him to testify in its last hearing. 

The committee announced Trump and his team contacted the committee regarding the subpoena in a joint statement from committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.

“We have received correspondence from the former President and his counsel regarding the committee’s subpoena,” the statement read, saying Trump and his legal team must start producing records no later than next week. 
The records requested include: calls and texts sent through Signal, photos and videos taken on Jan. 6, 2021, and memoranda and notes of conversation. 

And while Trump has yet to explicitly say whether he will testify to the committee, the prospect is highly unlikely. Trump has blasted the committee for its efforts investigating the Capitol attack, calling it the "unselect committee." 

The committee is also racing against the clock to obtain as much information as possible to file its final report. The committee is set to dissolve by Dec. 31. 

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