Former President Trump’s lawyers on Thursday declinedlead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)’s request that he testify under oath before or during his Senate trial next week, calling the invitation a “public relations stunt.”
Why it matters: Trump has been charged by the House with inciting the insurrection at the Capitol, but has disputed “many factual allegations set forth in the article of impeachment,” Raskin notes. Testimony under oath would allow the former president to clarify “critical facts” about his role in the events of Jan. 6.
Details: “We would propose that you provide your testimony (of course including cross-examination) as early as Monday, February 8, 2021, and not later than Thursday, February 11, 2021. We would be pleased to arrange such testimony at a mutually convenient time and place,” Raskin wrote in the letter. Continue reading.