The panel's members say they want to Trump to 'answer for his actions' and that his testimony under oath was necessary to put down a marker, for history's ledger.
Now what?
After an investigation that has lasted more than a year, the House Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena former president Donald Trump, saying the demand for his testimony under oath was necessary to put down a marker, for history's ledger.
There is little doubt that legal challenges and the prospect the panel will soon be disbanded makes it unlikely it will ever hear from him. But the vote spotlighted the committee's tightening focus on the single biggest question ahead: Whether Trump should be held accountable for his role in the violent assault on the Capitol – and if so, how.
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