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Thus, a person called to testify before Congress can refuse if they believe the government could use the testimony against them in criminal proceedings. To render the protections against self-incrimination ineffective, Congress can provide immunity from criminal prosecution.
Can Congress subpoena a president to testify at a committee? Answer Wiki. Congress (typically a committee of one house or the other) can issue a subpoena to whoever the hell it wants, but compelling the President to appear is another story. As a matter of executive privilege, to the best of my knowledge no President has ever responded to a subpoena from Capitol Hill. The President goes up to the Hill to deliver the annual State of the Union address, and the occasional important speech to the joint Houses of Congress.