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Tom Boggioni

Ex-Trump spox undercuts Ivanka testimony

Video of Ivanka Trump speaking with committee members is shown at a hearing held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 09, 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images

Appearing on CNN's "New Day" the morning after the House Select Committee investigating the Jan 6th Capitol insurrection held its first televised hearing, former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham was less than impressed by a clip of Ivanka Trump claiming she knew her father Donald Trump's claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen was a lie.

The clip, shown early in the televised hearing, showed the first daughter telling investigators that after former Attorney General Bill Barr called accusations of voter fraud "bullshit," she acquiesced and said, "It affected my perspective. I respect Attorney General Barr so I accepted what he said."

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