Pat Cipollone gives evidence behind closed doors before the congressional committee investigating the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone made apparent desperate and last-ditch efforts to prevent then-president Donald Trump appearing before his supporters during the US Capitol riots.
Mr Cipollone has been a sought-after witness since bombshell testimony from former White House aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, revealed his attempts to stop Mr Trump from appearing in front of the violent mob. The panel was told he warned Mr Trump that he would be charged with "every crime imaginable" if he did so.
The committee was also told Mr Cipollone was part of a key meeting on the Sunday before the January 6 attack when Justice Department officials at the White House threatened to resign if Trump went ahead with plans to install a new acting attorney-general who would pursue his false claims of voter fraud.
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