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Kenny Stancil

BIZARRE: Trump sues jan 6 panel - What They Never Told You

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on October 08, 2022 in Minden, Nevada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Less than a month after he expressed eagerness to provide testimony on live television, former President Donald Trump sued the House January 6 panel to block a subpoena ordering him to testify.

In a lawsuit filed Friday night in the Southern District of Florida, Trump's legal team argues that while ex-presidents have voluntarily agreed to cooperate with congressional subpoenas in the past, "no president or former president has ever been compelled to do so."

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