The commission said in a statement that it had gathered information that Cipollone was “uniquely positioned to testify” but “refused to cooperate” after the interview, leaving the commission with “no choice” in issuing the summons. At recent public hearings, committee members publicly pressured Cipollone to testify. The committee is now taking the step of issuing a summons in an effort to force its formal cooperation. Mississippi Democrat Bennie Thompson, chairman of the committee, and Wyoming Republican spokeswoman Liz Cheney, vice chairman of the committee, said: “The selection committee investigation the activities of President Trump on January 6 and the days that preceded “. “While the Selection Committee appreciates Mr. Cipollone’s previous informal involvement in our investigation, the committee should listen to him on file, as other former White House advisers have done in other congressional investigations,” the couple continued. “Any concerns Mr Cipollone has about the institutional privileges of his previous position are clearly outweighed by the need for him to resign.” Witnesses who have testified before the committee have repeatedly cited Cipollone as someone who can shed light on key events inside the White House that led to Jan. 6, 2021, and beyond. Shortly after the rioters stormed the US Capitol, Cipollone rushed to the office of then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, demanding a meeting with Trump, said Meadows’s assistant Cassidy Hutchinson to the Jan. 6 committee this week. “I remember Pat telling him something that resulted” the rioters arrived at the Capitol. “We have to go down and see the President now,” Hutchinson said in a video interview. “And Mark looked at him and said, ‘He doesn’t want to do anything, Pat,’” he said. Cipollone, Hutchinson added, stressed to Meadows the need for action to control the situation in Meadows. He said that Cipollone “said this very clearly to Mark – which means” Mark, something must be done otherwise people will die and the blood will be in your hands. of control. I’m going down there. ” Meadows then handed Hutchinson his phone and walked out of his office with Cipollone, Hutchinson told the committee. Cheney wrote on Twitter on Wednesday before the summons was announced that “as we heard yesterday, WHO adviser Pat Chipolone had serious concerns about Trump’s activities on January 6. It is time for Mr Chipolone to make a formal statement. his institutional interests His previous service is offset by the need for his deposition “. This story has been updated with additional details.
