Key witness Pat Cipollone agrees to testify to January 6 Committee

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🗓️ 7 July 2022

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The January 6 Committee reaches a deal with Trump’s former White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify on Friday, in a transcribed, videotaped interview behind closed doors. Rep. Adam Schiff says the next hearing will focus on “efforts to assemble the mob on the mall” and connections between the Trump White House and various extremist groups at the rally that preceded the attack on the US Capitol.Plus, former Trump White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney joins to discuss what he thinks the January 6 Committee can expect to hear from Pat Cipollone, who you should believe, how the Republican party should view Trump in 2024, and urges the GOP to watch the Committee hearings. And, former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham tells CNN Tonight about the secret meetings in the White House residence leading up to January 6.Hosted by Kasie Hunt. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am Casey Hunt and this is CNN Tonight. There is so much news on the multiple
0:06.4	ongoing investigations into Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
0:11.3	We're going to spend the whole hour unpacking it all this evening. We have not
0:15.8	one but two former Trump White House insiders who are going to help us do it
0:20.7	tonight. In a moment, you'll hear from former Trump acting Chief of Staff,
0:24.5	Mick Mulvaney, his message for some of his fellow Republicans, pay attention to
0:30.4	the January 6th hearings. And there are big developments tonight on that front.
0:35.2	You'll also hear from former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham. She,
0:40.4	like Mulvaney, resigned from her administration repost on the day that our capital came under attack.
0:46.7	Stay tuned for both of them. The Select Committee, meanwhile, apparently just
0:51.2	finalized plans for what could be its most critical testimony yet. Our sources say the
0:56.9	Committee struck a deal for a closed door recorded interview with former White House counsel Pat
1:02.6	Sepoloni set to happen on Friday. He met with members in April for an informal interview.
1:08.3	But since his name came up numerous times during last week's explosive testimony from former White
1:14.1	House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, the Committee subpoenaed him for formal testimony under oath.
1:21.6	White House counsel Pat Sepoloni. Mr. Sepoloni. Mr. Sepoloni. Mr. Sepoloni. Mr. Sepoloni.
1:26.4	I see Pat Sepoloni barreling down the hallways towards our office. Pat Sepoloni said,
1:30.9	yeah, this is a murder suicide pact. A cold Pat Sepoloni. White House counsel Pat Sepoloni. Mr.
1:36.4	Trump's former White House counsel Pat Sepoloni. There you go. There will of course be limitations
1:44.0	those are due likely to executive and attorney client privilege, but it's still a very big deal.
1:49.5	This is someone who spent a significant amount of time with the ex-president while he was in office
1:54.6	before, during and after January 6th. He is a witness who can potentially help fill in lots
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