Democrats in the US House of Representatives who will prosecute Trump sent a letter to him and his lawyers requesting Trump testify about his conduct before hundreds of his supporters launched a deadly Capitol Hill attack on January 6th.

Jason Miller, a Trump adviser, told Reuters.

The ex president quote will not testify in an unconstitutional proceeding, and Trump's legal team called the request a quote public relations stunt.

Trump was impeached last month by the House on one charge of inciting insurrection during a fiery speech in which he urged his followers to fight His election defeat will never take back our country with weakness.

You have to show strength and you have to be strong.

We will never give up.

We will never concede it doesn't happen.

You don't concede with death on after this, we're gonna walk down and I'll be there with you.

We're gonna walk down to the capital.

His supporters then stormed the capital, clashed with police and sent lawmakers and the vice president to flee for safety.

five died, including a Capitol police officer.

Trump's attorneys this week rejected the impeachment charge, contending that he quote fully and faithfully executed his duties as president and that the Senate does not have the authority to hear the case because Trump has already left office and cannot be removed, many constitutional scholars disagree.

Trump will be the first US president in history to twice face an impeachment trial.