In its seventh hearing on July 12, the House January 6 Committee alleged ties between President Donald Trump and “extremist” right-wing groups.
Much of the evidence centered around testimony provided by former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone.
Cipollone, who was involved in a Dec. 18, 2020, meeting at the White House that included both internal and external legal advisers, met with the January 6 Committee for eight hours on Friday to provide testimony.
In her opening statement, Ranking Member Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said that Cipollone’s testimony “met our expectations.”
In his opening statement, Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) continued committee attacks against the former president, who the commission has said intentionally tried to mount an insurrection against the United States government….