Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist and ally of Donald Trump who faces criminal charges after months of disobeying a congressional subpoena, has told the House committee investigating the attack that he is now willing to testify.
As the committee prepares to air some of its most striking revelations against Trump in what may be its final set of hearings, lawmakers said that Steve Bannon's turnabout was communicated in a letter from his attorney.
There are many questions that we have for him and I expect that we will hear from him. In television interviews Sunday, she and other committee members said they intend to have Bannon sit for a private interview, which they typically conduct in a deposition.
One of the highest-profile Trump holdouts in refusing to testify before the committee led to two criminal counts of contempt of Congress. His testimony is protected by Trump's claim of executive privilege, according to his argument. The committee believes that the claim is questionable because Trump had fired Bannon from the White House and he was a private citizen.
In recent days, as the former president grew frustrated with what he decried as a one-sided presentation by the committee of seven Democrats and two Republicans, Trump agreed to waive that privilege claim.
"If you reach an agreement on a time and place for your testimony, I will waive executive privilege for you, which allows for you to go in and testify honestly and fairly," Trump wrote.
The three-hour plus stretch when Trump failed to act as a mob of supporters invaded the Capitol will be examined by the committee. It will be the first time since June 9 that it will be shown in prime time.
The planned insurrection by white nationalist groups such as the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters will be the focus of Tuesday's hearing.
Last month, Cassidy Hutchinson gave the most compelling evidence yet that Trump could be linked to a federal crime. There has been a lot of new information since then.
"After watching, presumably, all of these people come forward, including Cassidy Hutchinson, he's decided that he wants to come in, and if he wants to come in, I"
The trial on the criminal counts will take place in July. His case was going to be heard in Washington on Monday. A delay in his trial is what he wants.
It's not clear how much he wants to help. He would like to testify in a public hearing. He must sit for a private interview before he testifies in a deposition. It is1-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-6556
Every single witness has been treated the same by the committee. They are sworn under oath if they are taking a deposition. It's been recorded. We take it from there after recording it.
The committee wants to hear from the man who knew about the events before they happened. The day before the riot, he made an example of a comment on his show.
It won't happen like you think it will. It will be very different. All I can tell you is strap in. Tomorrow is going to be a big day. If I were in a revolution, I would be in Washington. This is your time in the past.
The evidence collected so far shows that extremists played a role in the insurrection and that Trump was involved in the violence that followed.
The upcoming testimony is key to providing an extensive timeline of what Trump did and did not do in those critical hours, according to Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., who will lead Thursday's hearing. Protesters outside the Capitol shouted "Hang Mike Pence" for not challenging Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Kinzinger wants to show the American people what the president was up to. There was an insurrection in the country. There was an insurrection and the president was aware of it. Where did he go? He was doing something. A very important hearing is happening. Don't forget to pay attention. What is the oath of a leader?
The hearing will look at efforts to assemble the mob on the National Mall and then organize the march down Pennsylvania Avenue, where some rioters were armed with pipes, bats and bear spray. A large number of police officers were injured that day.
The meeting on Dec. 18, 2020 at the White House in which former Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, onetime Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and others floated the idea of seizing voting machines and invoking national security emergency powers will be highlighted.
A lot of Mr. Cipollone's testimony will be used by us. He was aware that Donald Trump was trying to seize the presidency by overthrowing the election.
Kinzinger spoke on ABC's "This Week," Lofgren was on CNN's "State of the Union" and Raskin was on "Face the Nation."
That's right.
Hannah Fingerhut is a reporter for the Associated Press in Delaware.
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