revealed to the country yesterday, to witnesses that were to appear before your committee for depositions. do you believe they constitute witness tampering? yes, i do. i think that s something that should be looked at by our committee and potentially by the department of justice. i don t think it s lost on anyone that, you know, the former president, you know, has behavior like we heard yesterday. but specific to our witnesses, we take incredibly seriously the safety and security of those individuals who have testified before us, and like the vice chair said, we asked witnesses routinely whether they have had outreach from other members of the former administration. you say you do believe it constitutes witness tampering. has it been referred to the department of justice? i m not going to talk about the investigative steps that we have taken. but what i will say is i think that those statements speak for themselves. the words that vice chair cheney put up on the screen
two hours of explosive testimony about donald trump s actions and state of mind on january 6th are raising some new legal questions. former white house aide cassidy hutchinson revealed that white house lawyer pat cipollone was worried that he along with trump s entire team would face multiple criminal charges if the former president joined the rioters at the capitol. now, republican congresswoman liz cheney is now ramping up the pressure on cipollone to testify. hutchinson also said the president knew his supporters were armed and sent him to the capitol anyway. i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i overheard the president say something to the effect of, you know, i don t effing care that they have weapons. they re not here to hurt me. take the effing mags away. let my people in. they can march to the capitol from here. melanie zanona is on capitol hill, and cnn national security correspondent josh campbell is with us. how are republican lawmakers reacting to
president. telling cnn, quote, this testimony will lead to dime. her bombshell testimony including trump knowing some of his supporters were armed in the hours before the capitol attack. he wanted to join them there despite a warning from former white house counsel pat cipollone that trump and others could face criminal charges if they did. today one of the two republican lawmakers vice chair liz cheney is calling on cipollone to testify. as we heard yesterday, white house council pat cipollone had significant concerns about january 6th activity. it s time for mr. cipollone to testify on the record. any concerns he has about the institutional interests of his prior office are outweighed by the need for his testimony, she writes. meantime, both trump and the secret service are denying hutchinson s second-hand account that trump flew into a rage when he was told not to go to to capitol. she said she was told he lunged at the steering wheel of the limo and at the secret service
fight, o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantedly streaming, and the rocket s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave? oer the land of the free and the home of the brave will: straight to fox news alert. two major stories covering today including president s biden trip to the g-7 summit. he met with the german chancellor just hours ago, getting straight to the ongoing russian war on ukraine as russia launches airstrikes on kyiv. president biden: there is a lot to do. i want to compliment you stepping up as you did when you became chancellor. had a freight impact on the rest of europe particularly as it relates to ukraine. pete: the other the major story here at home in the u.s. in response to the supreme court s fabulous reversal roe v. wade. pregnancy centers under attack. rachel: president s meetings continue but first we go to alexandria hoff who is live a
their concerns were about the president s eight and potential liability if he runs again in 2024 pick apart the white house says it is a go. the press secretary had this answer when pressed by our own peter doocy. the president has been asked that question many times and he has answered it. s answer has been simple, which is yes, he is running for reelection. kayleigh: the press secretary seemed taken aback when asked about 2024 on cnn. does the president have the stamina to continue on even after 2024? you are asking me this question. oh, my gosh. he is the president of the united states. i can t even keep up with him. we just got back from california. that is, that is not a question that we should be even asking. kayleigh: i mean, oh my, he is the president of the united states. that is why we are asking the question. that is what we are concerned. it is because don lemon he have the stamina? the whole world is watching the same thing and you have to call it.