Former US president Donald Trump said he was cancelling the event in Florida "in light of the total bias and dishonesty" of the congressional committee probing the assault by his supporters, and of the media.
While President Biden will use January 6 insurrection anniversary to warn of threats to US democracy, ex-president Donald Trump will likely go live to tout wild claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
The letter went to at least some witnesses who were subpoenaed by the House committee and it makes clear that Trump plans to invoke privileges meant to protect presidential communications from being shared with Congress.
Rally organised by former Trump campaign staffer Matt Braynard is aimed at supporting those charged in January 6 insurrection case.
Facebook suspended the account of former US President Donald Trump a day after the January 6 Capitol Hill riot, determining he had incited violence. That suspension will last at least two years from the date of the initial block, the company says.
One day after top House Republican Kevin McCarthy came out against the commission, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has also expressed opposition, raising hurdles to Senate passage more than four months after the violence.
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