Pat Cipollone Claimed Executive Privilege On Certain January 6 Committee Questions

A spokesman for the House select committee told CNN that the committee’s interview with Cipollone was productive, but said there was no agreement to limit any questions to avoid potential issues with executive privilege. “In our interview with Mr. Cipollone, the Commission received critical testimony on nearly every major issue of its investigation, reinforcing key points about Donald Trump’s misconduct and providing highly relevant new information that will play a central role in its upcoming hearings . demonstrating Donald Trump’s supreme dereliction of duty. The testimony also corroborated key elements of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony. Allegations of some pre-interview agreement to limit Cipilone’s testimony are completely false,” committee spokesman Tim Mulvey said. Hutchinson, who was an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified before the committee on Jan. 6 last month in a blockbuster hearing in which she described her experience in the White House as someone close to the inner circle of then- President Donald Trump. in the days leading up to and including the Capitol riot. The select committee on Friday also asked Cipollone a series of questions about pardons, including possible pardons for the Trump family and whether Trump wanted to pardon himself, the person said. Cipollone told the committee that he did not believe the 2020 election was rigged, but that he believed Trump had and still does, according to the source. The committee also asked Cipollone about the lobbying campaign against then-Vice President Mike Pence over his ability to not certify the results of the 2020 election while presiding over a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, the source said. Earlier Friday, three different sources familiar with Cipollone’s testimony called it very important and extremely helpful and told CNN that it will be featured in the committee’s upcoming public hearings. The interview was videotaped and could be played at subsequent hearings, including one Tuesday that will focus on how the violent mob was assembled and the role of extremist groups, as well as another hearing — which has yet to be scheduled — in Trump’s 187 minutes of inaction as rioters stormed the US Capitol. CNN’s Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen contributed to this report.

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A spokesman for the House select committee told CNN that the committee’s interview with Cipollone was productive, but said there was no agreement to limit any questions to avoid potential issues with executive privilege. “In our interview with Mr. Cipollone, the Commission received critical testimony on nearly every major issue of its investigation, reinforcing key points about Donald Trump’s misconduct and providing highly relevant new information that will play a central role in its upcoming hearings . demonstrating Donald Trump’s supreme dereliction of duty. The testimony also corroborated key elements of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony. Allegations of some pre-interview agreement to limit Cipilone’s testimony are completely false,” committee spokesman Tim Mulvey said. Hutchinson, who was an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified before the committee on Jan. 6 last month in a blockbuster hearing in which she described her experience in the White House as someone close to the inner circle of then- President Donald Trump. in the days leading up to and including the Capitol riot. The select committee on Friday also asked Cipollone a series of questions about pardons, including possible pardons for the Trump family and whether Trump wanted to pardon himself, the person said. Cipollone told the committee that he did not believe the 2020 election was rigged, but that he believed Trump had and still does, according to the source. The committee also asked Cipollone about the lobbying campaign against then-Vice President Mike Pence over his ability to not certify the results of the 2020 election while presiding over a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, the source said. Earlier Friday, three different sources familiar with Cipollone’s testimony called it very important and extremely helpful and told CNN that it will be featured in the committee’s upcoming public hearings. The interview was videotaped and could be played at subsequent hearings, including one Tuesday that will focus on how the violent mob was assembled and the role of extremist groups, as well as another hearing — which has yet to be scheduled — in Trump’s 187 minutes of inaction as rioters stormed the US Capitol. CNN’s Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen contributed to this report.