Lofgren: Many Jan. 6 panel witnesses are former Trump officials
By Mychael Schnell - 11/21/21 07:37 AM EST
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on Saturday said that many of the approximately 200 witnesses interviewed by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are former Trump officials who have voluntarily come forward to provide information.
During an interview with CNN’s Jim Acosta, Lofgren said that some officials needed a subpoena for “cover” while others came forward on their own accord.
Pressed on if the officials who have spoken to the committee worked in the Trump White House, for the former president’s campaign or in the vice president’s office, Lofgren, who is a member of the Jan. 6 committee, refused to provide details, only saying that the testimony has provided “important insights” and has led to additional questions.
“Let me not be that specific, but let me say certainly there have been people, part of the Trump administration, who have spoken to us and provided important insights that have led us to further questions,” Lofgren told Acosta.
The select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack has been working for months to uncover information regarding the planning behind the protests before the rioting, and what top administration officials, including former President Trump, were doing as the demonstrators stormed the Capitol.
CNN previously reported that at least five former Trump administration staffers had spoken with the committee, including Alyssa Farah, who served as director of strategic communications and assistant to the president during the Trump administration.
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