Ms Hutchinson told investigators she had heard lawyers from the White House say the plan for alternative voters was not “legally viable”, according to the documentation.
“Today, the committee’s statement calls on the court to reject Mark Meadows’ baseless allegations and end its obstruction of our investigation,” said commission leaders Benny Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, and Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, in a statement. “Mr Meadows is behind widespread claims of executive privilege, although much of the information we are seeking could not be covered by privilege, and the courts have rejected such allegations because the commission’s interest in finding out the truth is so insurmountable.
Mr Meadows’ lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In November, the commission issued a summons to Ms. Hutchinson, who was the president’s special aide to the legislature and was at the White House on Jan. 6 and with Mr. Trump when he spoke at the Stop Theft rally that day. She also spoke directly to Georgian officials about Mr Meadows’ trip to the state.
She attended key meetings and discussions at the White House in preparation for January 6.
Ms Hutchinson also told the committee that senior White House lawyers had threatened to resign over extreme plans to seize voting machines, and that had helped persuade Mr Meadows to abandon the plan. “Once it becomes clear that there will be mass resignations, including lawyers in the White House office, including some of the staff with whom Mr. Meadows works closely, you know, I know that has influenced his thinking,” he said. she.
And she said members of Congress had called on a mob to gather at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
An investigator asked her if Representative Scott Perry, a Republican of Pennsylvania who now heads the House’s right-wing Freedom Assembly, supported the “idea of sending people to the Capitol on Jan. 6.”
“He did,” Ms. Hutchinson replied.
The panel also emphasized how personally Mr Meadows was involved in trying to put pressure on Brad Rafensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, to lose Mr Trump there, to the point that Mr Rafensperger bent down and ignored his phone calls. considering them inappropriate.
Consequences of Capitol Riot: Key Developments
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Signs of progress. The federal investigation into the January 6 attack appears to be gaining momentum. The Justice Department has recruited a respected new prosecutor to help conduct the investigation, while a high-ranking witness – far-right TV cameraman Alex Jones – is seeking an immunity agreement to provide information.
Weighing the changes in the Uprising Act. On January 6, some members of the House of Representatives committee began discussions on rewriting the Uprising Act in response to the events that led to the Capitol riot. The law currently gives presidents the power to deploy the military to respond to riots, and some fear it could be abused by a president trying to incite a riot.
Discussion of criminal referral. The composition of the House of Representatives was divided on whether to refer former President Donald J. Trump to the Ministry of Justice, although he concluded that he had enough evidence of this. The debate focuses on whether the referral would have the opposite effect by politically tarnishing the expanding federal investigation.
Continuing election doubts. More than a year after trying and failing to use the final count of congressional votes on January 6 to cancel the election, some of Trump’s allies have been pushing false legal theories to “desertify” the 2020 vote and continue to fuel a fake story that resonates with Mr. Trump’s supporters.
“Yes, call Mark Meadows. The president wants to talk to you, “recalls Mr Rafensperger, who told him he had an aide. “I do not want to do that. And just tell him we just don’t care.
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