The chairman of the House Select Committee that investigated Jan. 6 confirmed Ms. Trump’s appearance to reporters and told Politico that Ms. Trump’s testimony was still in progress by mid-Monday afternoon, five hours after it had already passed. the meeting. Mrs. Trump was not invited and, like her husband, gives information to the committee as a personal choice. “Answering questions,” said Mr Thompson, who confirmed that Trump had not followed in the footsteps of other allies of the former president, such as John Eastman, and asked the 5th to refrain from answering questions from lawmakers. Jamie Ruskin, a Democrat on the panel, declined to comment on her testimony, but said she agreed with the “overwhelming majority” of witnesses who chose to appear before the committee voluntarily. “I’ve interviewed a lot of members of this family, to speak does not necessarily mean that I speak honestly,” said Eric Swalwell, a non-commissioned officer. They are quite adept at using the phrase “I do not remember”. They know it very well. “ Their decisions clash fiercely with those of Trump’s other White House officials, some of whom opposed the commission’s demands and the demands of Mr. Trump himself, who (falsely) claimed the commission had no legal authority and that the allies should not be involved in the investigation. Mrs. Trump’s role in the events of January 6 has been of particular interest to the committee for months, according to media reports, due to her close relationship with her father and her work as a consultant in the White House. She was texted as a way out of the frustrations expressed by desperate members of Congress in the Capitol during the attack, some of whom are asking their first daughter to advise her father to take action. These text messages, which were also received by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, reflect a White House that was well aware of the scale of the attack on Congress, even as Mr. Trump waited hours for it to continue. . camera and tell his supporters to leave and the Capitol police detachment guarding the U.S. Capitol during the uprising needed tremendous reinforcement. The committee has shown a keen interest in finding out exactly what Mr. Trump did, what he was saying and what he was thinking as the riots unfolded and he seems to be building a case to recommend to Mr. Trump and / or his closest advisers, such as Mr. Trump. Eastman, the former lawyer, has been charged with involvement in a criminal conspiracy to overturn the legal results of the 2020 election. Reports from the New York Times and other media outlets have shown that Mrs. Trump actually tried, at least twice during the Jan. 6 attack, to persuade her father to intervene. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post, but Trump eventually tweeted to his supporters around 4:15 p.m. . in the first place. Ms. Trump and Mr. Kouchner’s voluntary cooperation with the panel is also significant given the continuing resistance of Mr. Meadows and other former Trump White House officials who have chosen to face congressional summonses and accusations of contempt rather than playing ball with them. members of the committee. Their decisions may indicate a philosophical divide between the former president, his eldest daughter and his son-in-law over the gravity of the attack on Congress.
