The Trump Subpoena

<p>A few days ago, when the House committee investigating Jan. 6 issued a subpoena to former President Donald J. Trump, it raised a legal question: Can Congress compel a former president to testify?</p><p>The committee’s move, while dramatic, is not without precedent.</p><p>What do presidential subpoenas of the past teach us about the moment we’re in, and about what the former president might do next?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/luke-broadwater?smid=pc-thedaily">Luke Broadwater</a>, a congressional reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The Jan. 6 committee issued a subpoena to Mr. Trump, paving the way for <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/us/politics/trump-subpoena-jan-6.html?smid=pc-thedaily">a potentially historic court fight</a> over whether Congress can compel testimony from a former president.</li><li>If the former president fights the subpoena, his lawyers are likely to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/22/us/politics/trump-jan-6-subpoena.html?smid=pc-thedaily">muster a battery of constitutional and procedural arguments</a> for why a court should allow him not to testify.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>