Washington - (AFP) - The parliamentary committee investigating Donald Trump's role in the attack on the Capitol building voted Thursday unanimously to summon the former president to appear before it.

"This commission will demand a full accountability of any American person for the events of January 6. That is why it is our duty to hear the testimony of Donald Trump," said commission chairman Benny Thompson.

Trump "is at the center of what happened on January 6th. So we want to hear from him," Thompson said in a public hearing.
"He must be held accountable. He must be questioned for his actions," he added.

But for the commission, it is also about "doing everything it can to tell the fullest story and making recommendations to help ensure that what happened on January 6 does not happen again."

The commission's mission, made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans, is to shed light on the president's behavior before, during and after the attack on the Capitol that shocked the world.