“And so, as a result, the White House decided not to claim executive privilege over the testimony of Jared Kouchner and Ivanka Trump.” Bedingfield declined to comment on whether the White House had sent so much to Kouchner’s legal team, adding: “I will not talk about private communication between our lawyers and his.” Kouchner, the son-in-law and former senior adviser to then-President Donald Trump, is expected to appear before the committee voluntarily in a virtual meeting on Thursday. This position by President Joe Biden’s White House is not new to Trump-era witnesses and documents. The White House has refused to confirm the need for confidentiality in response to most of Parliament’s demands related to January 6th. CNN reported last month that Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, who is married to Kouchner and also served as a senior White House adviser, was in talks with the House select committee to appear voluntarily for an interview, CNN confirmed. its representative and two sources familiar with the investigation. at that time. The committee is specifically interested in talking to Ivanka about what she saw or did when the march to the Capitol began and when the then President wrote on Twitter that then Vice President Mike Pence denied his request and ratified the 2020 election results, which the rioters have confirmed in court were directly related to when the violence in the Capitol increased. Kouchner’s meeting comes at an important time for the commission, as its inquiry progresses across multiple fronts. The panel is also seeking an interview with Ginny Thomas, a Conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, after revelations that she sent a message to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Minthaus to try to overthrow him. In addition, a federal judge ruled Monday that Donald Trump and right-wing lawyer John Eastman may have been plotting a crime as they tried to disrupt the Jan. 6 congressional election. A California judge has ordered Eastman to deliver 101 emails from about Jan. 6, 2021, which he tried to keep secret from a select House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack. Eventually, the jury plans to make a multimedia presentation and hire a writer as part of its effort to turn his largely secret work into a compelling narrative, many sources told CNN. The online multimedia presentation, which will include links to key video items, will be in addition to a traditional written reference, a source familiar with the commission’s work told CNN. Presenting his information in a comprehensive and engaging way will be vital to creating a convincing argument for possible legislative changes as well as for possible referrals to criminal acts. This story has been updated with additional information on Tuesday. CNN’s Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer contributed to this report.
