By Hope Yen
Associated Press
The committee investigating the assault on the Capitol in Washington warned this Sunday that it will not allow former President Donald Trump to turn a possible live appearance into a "circus" or "collective fight."
The House committee has requested Trump's sworn statement, as well as documents related to the investigation.
In order to avoid
a lengthy and complicated fight
, Trump has reportedly said he is willing to abide by the subpoena if he is allowed to testify live.
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, the committee's vice chair, said the committee makes its decisions by consensus and will not allow Trump's testimony to turn "into a collective fight."
She also warned that the panel will take action if Trump does not heed the call to testify.
Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney speaks after the committee voted to subpoena former US President Donald Trump to testify during a hearing into the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Mandel Ngan/ POOL/AFP via Getty Images
We are going to proceed with questioning the former president under oath,” Cheney said on the show.
Meet the Press
from our sister network NBC.
"Possibly it will take a few days, and we will do it with the rigor, discipline and seriousness that it deserves. We are not going to allow this to become a circus," he declared.
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"We have many, many alternatives that we will consider
if the former president decides not to comply with his legal obligation
, a legal obligation that all American citizens have, to heed a call to testify," Cheney said.
Later, Cheney's office clarified that neither she nor the commission rule out the possibility that the testimony will be live.
But she did not indicate what measures she would take to avoid a "circus" or "collective fight."