Jan. 6 committee gets its most important witness yet as Trump White House counsel testifies
CNN
The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection on Friday could land some of its most critical testimony yet -- from former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, who was present for some of the most fraught moments in Donald Trump's West Wing.
The committee hopes Cipollone can provide insider details about what went on among key officials on January 6, 2021, when Trump refused to call off his mob as lawmakers ran for their lives. His testimony, video-taped and behind closed doors, could flesh out Trump's scheme in key states to steal the 2020 election and may play a key role in a looming decision by the committee on whether to recommend a criminal prosecution of Trump to the Justice Department.
"We just want the truth," Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat who sits on the committee, told CNN on Wednesday.