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Jan. 6 hearings highlight problems with certification of presidential elections and potential ways to fix them

Lack of clarity in how Congress counts presidential electoral votes was highlighted in recent public hearings held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Lawmakers and witnesses in those hearings also focused on how ambiguities in existing election laws were exploited in…

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2022

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Pat Cipollone

A day after Cassidy Hutchinson's bombshell testimony, Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to former White House counsel

Salon · Jun 30, 2022

US Capitol siege hearings: Bombshell testimony claims Trump wanted to join rioters

This week, the House committee investigating the insurrection at the US Capitol heard new bombshell testimony. Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, said that Donald Trump knew crowds gathered to hear him on January 6, 2021 were armed. She testified that he even…

France 24 · Jun 30, 2022

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas former White House Counsel Cipollone

The House Committee investigating last year’s assault on the U.S. Capitol said Wednesday it had subpoenaed former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to appear on July 6 for a closed-door deposition.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Pat Cipollone, Trump's former White House counsel

Testimony in the Jan. 6 hearings so far has shown Cipollone present at key points in the leadup to Jan. 6 and on the day of the attack. He figured heavily in Tuesday's testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson.

WEKU · Jun 30, 2022

January 6 committee subpoenas ex-White House counsel Pat Cipollone

Select committee chair Bennie Thompson and vice-chair Liz Cheney say they have been ‘left with no choice’ but to compel Mr Cipollone to give evidence

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Former Trump White House aide is standing by Jan. 6 testimony amid denials from Secret Service agents

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson says two Secret Service agents told her that former president Donald Trump assaulted a member of his protective detail and tried to grab the wheel of an armoured SUV after he was told he could not join a riotous mob of his supporters at…

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

1/6 hearings fuel the question: Did Trump commit a crime?

The House Jan. 6 committee has now heard dramatic testimony from former White House aides and others about Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Hutchinson's bombshell Jan. 6 testimony sways legal experts and conservative media

The explosive testimony about former President Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021, has led to calls from some right-leaning outlets that Trump is unfit to serve in office.

WEKU · Jun 29, 2022

Cheney calls for Trump’s White House Counsel to testify on record after bombshell hearing

Comes as the committee is considering subpoenaing Pat Cipollone

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022