tampering. cnn s ryan nobles starts off our coverage this morning. reporter: new information about the january 6 committee s star witness cassidy hutchinson. sources tell cnn that hutchinson was one of the two examples that liz cheney used to show trump s allies were putting pressure on former staffers to stay loyal to the former president . our committee commonly asks witnesses whether they have been contacted by any of their former colleagues or anyone else who attempted to influence or impact their testimony. reporter: witness intimidation among the growing list of potential crimes the committee believes trump and his top advisers could be at the center of. it is a very serious issue and i would imagine the department of justice would be very interested in and would take that very seriously as well. reporter: but trump and his allies are pushing back, attacking hutchinson and questioning clerd redibility. meanwhile the committee issuing a subpoena to pat cipollon
allies tried to influence the january of committee star witness cassidy hutchinson. and as russia continues to fire at civilian targets in ukraine, russian forces are driven from key outposts like snake island. we re live in kyiv with the latest. plus ceremonies and speeches across hong kong as the city marks 25 years since it was handed back to china. we re live in hong kong, beijing and taipei. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is friday, july 1, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where we re getting new insight into what the january 6 select committee believes is possible witness tampering by members of trump s orbit. sources tell cnn that custody hutchinson told the panel she was contacted by someone attempting to influence her testimony before tuesday s hearing. the committee is considering making a criminal referral to the justice department. the committee has also subpoenaed trump s former white house counsel pat cipollone