If Trump were subpoenaed to appear before the Select Committee?

[kentuck]

How do you envision it would go?

Would he take the Fifth? Would he bring a bevy of lawyers with him?

Would he answer any questions or would it be mostly chaos?

What could the Justice Dept do if he refused to answer the subpoena?

Would Democrats take it easy on him?

Interesting scenario but I doubt it will ever happen.

[tblue37]

1. He would refuse to show up, and it would be litigated for several years, or until the GOP was

in control again.

[Dave says]

6. I agree

[Patterson]

2. It would head toward the Supreme Court.

[Darwins_Retriever]

15. Remember they are now out until October

[paleotn]

3. He's Colonel Jessup.

Did you commit tax fraud, insurance fraud, banking fraud, launder Russian mob money and sell out your country to the Russians?!! You're goddamn right I did!!!!!

[Joinfortmill]

4. he'd be a no show.

[dsc]

5. He would still have executive privilege and that will be litigated for eons

If they are going to even think of issuing subpoenas to him they are going to have to create a separate rocket docket for the litigation that surrounds them. Otherwise, they will never get any testimony from him.

[kentuck]

7. He would still have "executive privilege"?

I thought that once a president was out of office, he was just a common citizen, just like the rest of us? At least, that's what they were saying when Trump was the President.

[dsc]

9. On activities he did while President

Yes he is able to be indicted if he did illegal things but that is different from being hauled before Congress. I can't imagine this not being litigated.

[MyOwnPeace]

8. i predict he will show up.........

just as soon as he releases his tax records and concedes the election to PRESIDENT BIDEN.....

[rampartc]

14. right after infrastructure week.

and release of the really great and inexpensive health care plan.

[Nexus2]

10. He would run every stall technique he and his crew of enablers could come up with.

It took how long to get Meghan to turn up? Eventually he'd probably end up just refusing to turn up since, IIRC, the Select committee has very little ability to enforce its edicts?

[dchill]

11. He would stall. That is all.

[Dreampuff]

12. He would find another attorney to just say the same thing that was previously said

That he is not capable of testifying because he doesn't know the difference between lies and Truth. If that doesn't work, he would just refuse to show up and Teflon Don would probably get by with it.

[RockRaven]

13. He won't show, but I welcome every opportunity for anyone to make him waste time and money

on more lawyers. And to piss him off and stress him out.

[FBaggins]

16. He wouldn't show up... and likely couldn't be forced

Remember that Congress' powers are far from absolute. They aren't law enforcement. They can only issue subpoenas in connection with legislating/oversight. Trump isn't President any longer, so the oversight rationale would be thin (would they claim that they're working on another impeachment?)... and he would have plenty of grounds to claim in court that there's no valid legislative purpose for such an interview.

At the very least, such court fights would last for years.