Ex-Trump campaign manager will miss Jan. 6 hearing for family emergency
by Rebecca Beitsch - 06/13/22 9:16 AM ET
Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien will no longer appear before the House Jan. 6 committee Monday, removing a key witness as the panel seeks to show how the Trump campaign forwarded baseless claims of election fraud.
“Due to a family emergency, Mr. William Stepien is unable to testify before the Select Committee this morning. His counsel will appear and make a statement on the record,” the committee said in a statement Monday morning less than an hour before the hearing was set to begin.
Stepien’s wife is in labor, and that this is why he is unable to appear, a source familiar with the situation told The Hill. Stepien’s attorney will make a statement in his place.
In its advisory, the committee delayed the start of its second day of hearings by “30 to 45 minutes.”
The former campaign attorney’s announcement that he would miss the hearing came after he told multiple outlets that he was appearing before the panel under subpoena.
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