Lofgren said she was surprised by the reaction of federal prosecutors to testimony given by Cassidy Hutchinson, who previously served as an aide.
During an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" that was aired on Sunday, host Chuck Todd asked Lofgren to respond to a story published last week in The New York Times that reported federal prosecutors working on the Justice Department's Jan.
Several officials who spoke to the newspaper said that before her testimony, prosecutors had not been given transcripts or videos of her previous interviews with the committee. Hutchinson spoke to the investigators behind closed doors four times.
The prosecutors were surprised. What's going on over there? Lofgren told Todd that they have a bigger opportunity to enforce their subpoenas.
She said that she didn't think it was fair to say that the House panel had blindsided the DOJ.
The Department of Justice doesn't have an arm like us. The committee is a legislative one. They have the ability to issue subpoenas. Ms Hutchinson could be subpoenaed. I was surprised they didn't do that. We did four interviews with her. At this point, I think that is public knowledge. The fourth interview was very interesting.
Hutchinson gave testimony during a last-minute hearing on Tuesday, and Lofgren commented on it.
She said that Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of the car he was in in an attempt to get to the Capitol.
The Justice Department has complained that its investigation has been hampered by the House select committee's refusal to give transcripts of witness interviews.
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