pat cipollone has corroborated almost everything that we have learned from the prior hearings. and he had clearly tried to talk president trump down from his efforts to override the election. reporter: cipollone speaking to the committee after bombshell testimony by former white house aide cassidy hutchinson. he said something to the effect of please make sure we don t go up to the capitol, cassidy. keep in touch with me. we re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen. reporter: meanwhile, in a stunning reversal, steve bannon now saying he is willing to testify publicly before the january 6 committee. after spending months refusing to cooperate. on monday, a judge ruled bannon s new willingness to testify will not delay his trial next week. for contempt of congress. charges brought because bannon stonewalled the committees s repeated questions. federal prosecutors calling it a last ditch attempt to avoid accountability. the main
Iraq’s foreign minister says Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has urged senior Iraqi authorities to arrange a face-to-face meeting between the top diplomats of Riyadh and Tehran.
In their discussion of Iran-Saudi relations, the Iranian official said the Saudi minister expressed readiness for the revival of bilateral relations between the two countries.
The spokesman for Iraq’s foreign ministry says tension-easing talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia brokered by Baghdad have made tangible progress and moved from security to the diplomatic level.