Washington, June 29 (Reuters) – Jan. On Wednesday, the Congressional Commission of Inquiry into the attack on the US capital, 6, 2021, announced on Wednesday that it had summoned former President Donald Trump’s White House attorney Pat Cipolon to testify about Trump’s activities that day. Melee.
On Tuesday, following the dramatic public testimony of a former White House aide, a lawsuit was filed against Sipolon, who told the panel that Sipolon had warned that he would face “every imaginable crime” if Trump went to the Capitol on Jan. 6. Thermal flying rally speech to his supporters.
“The select committee’s investigation has revealed evidence that Mr. Cipolone repeatedly raised legal and other concerns about President Trump’s activities on or before January 6,” the panel said in a statement.
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“If Mr. Cipolon has any concerns about the institutional privileges of the position he previously held, his testimony is more than necessary,” the panel said.
Cipollone was not immediately available for comment.
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, told the committee on Tuesday that Trump wanted to leave the rally for the Capitol and that the steering wheel of the armored president’s SUV was a favorite when the secret service learned of it. Do not drive him to the Capitol, where thousands of his supporters revolted.
“We will be held accountable for every crime we can imagine,” Hutchinson said, adding that on January 6, Sibolon asked himself whether Trump should go to the Capitol.
“We have to make sure this does not happen, it’s a very scary idea for us.
But an inquiry into Wednesday raises questions about what steps were taken to confirm Hutchinson’s account that Trump fought with secret service agents.
Hutchinson testified that senior Secret Service officer Tony Arnado told him he had a fight with agents after Trump, a Republican, gave a scathing speech to his supporters outside the White House that morning. To Democrat Joe Biden. read more
The U.S. media, citing secret service sources, said Robert Engel, head of Trump’s security division, and the driver of the car were ready to challenge Hutchinson’s testimony that Trump was trying to grab the steering wheel.
Neither Anglo nor the driver made public statements Wednesday. On Tuesday, Trump denied that he had caught the wheel.
On Jan. 6, an aide to the U.S. delegation declined to answer questions about whether the panel had already interviewed secret service agents or other officials directly aware of the incident described by Hutchinson.
“Ms Hutchinson stands by all the testimony she gave yesterday to the select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol,” her attorneys Jodi Hunt and William Jordan said in a statement late Wednesday.
Secret Service spokeswoman Anthony Guglielmi said on Wednesday that the panel had not attempted to confirm the details of Hutchinson’s testimony 10 days before the trial, which was planned “unusually quickly.” It said in a statement on Tuesday that it was cooperating with the Secret Service.
Guglielmi did not immediately respond to questions about the significance of the 10 days or whether the panel had previously contacted the agency to discuss Trump’s January 6 behavior.
The riot was an attempt to stifle Congress, led by Vice President Mike Pence, from certifying Biden’s election.
Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham said Wednesday that if the secret service’s denial of allegations that President Trump attacked and attacked officials is true, the story goes through rumors that did not really work. ” “The committee, with a little effort, may have told the other side of the story, but they did not choose it because they like sensational headlines.”
The nine-member Jan. 6 committee includes seven Democrats and two Republicans.
Trump supporters did not challenge other revelations in Hutchinson’s testimony. This includes Trump’s knowledge – even approval – that he has no qualms about his supporters marching heavily into Washington on Jan. 6 and the rebels forcing Pence to be hanged.
Hutchinson testified that Trump was notorious for his angry explosions at the White House, leaving food splashed on walls and utensils.
On Wednesday, the lawyer for Virginia “Ginny” Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas, asked the panel for a better “justification” to get evidence from her.
Earlier this month, Thomas told the Daily Caller that he was interested in “clearing up misconceptions” about his activism in conservative political circles and his participation in the January 6 Trump rally. read more
Hutchinson, Meadows’ former deputy, is now a permanent fixture among White House staff for the last several months of May 26, 2020, often flying aboard an Air Force One ship, with staff friendly and with details of Trump’s secret service. His office was a 10-second walk from the President’s Oval Office.
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Report by Richard Cowan; Additional reporting by Rami Ayub, Eric Beach, Steve Holland, Toina Siaku and Rose Horovich; Editing Scott Malone, Mary Milligan, Howard Koller and Leslie Adler
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