Topic: Pat Cipollone

The House Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol breach released testimony from former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone. Vice Chair Liz Cheney questioned Cipollone regarding President Trump's lack of communication with the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General during the riot. The hearings continue to focus on what the committee describes as a "deliberate failure to act" by the former president.

The January 6th Committee highlighted concerns from White House Counsel Pat Cipollone regarding potential criminal offenses by administration officials. Testimony suggested that Donald Trump pressured the Justice Department to declare the election corrupt and "leave the rest to me." The hosts characterize the testimony as performative and heavily reliant on "essentially" phrased hearsay rather than direct evidence.

A heated meeting took place in the Oval Office involving President Trump, Michael Flynn, and Sidney Powell to discuss overturning the 2020 election results. Flynn reportedly suggested using the military to "rerun" the election in swing states, an idea that led to a screaming match with White House advisors like Pat Cipollone. Despite the lack of evidence for widespread fraud, the President considered appointing Powell as a special counsel to investigate the claims.