telling cnn authorities did not believe that the former president and his aides had returned all the documents, and of the materials that had been taken to mar-a-lago when he left office. i want to bring in sarah murray, covering the story for us. and state attorney for palm beach county, florida. good to see you both. we are learning that this fbi search after suspicions with of withheld materials, what else can you tell us? part of what made this perplexing to the people in donald trump s orbit was that his attorneys were engaging on this issue, this notion that he took documents with him when he left the white house that the justice department wanted back, but what we are learning is authorities were suspicious that the trump team wasn t being truthful with them. they were concerned that the trump team was holding back documents, that they weren t putting forward everything that they had available, and they were also concerned that some of the documents could potentially
doesn t add up and they need to make it clear what he knows under oath. mr. ornato did not have as clear of memories from this period of time as i would say miss hutchinson did. reporter: congressman adam kinzinger taking it a step further, saying in a tweet, quote, there seems to be a major threat here. tony ornato likes to lie. meanwhile, the committee issuing a subpoena to pat cipollone, a key figure members believe has a lot to share. there were quite a few things that he could tell the committee that would not be subject to privilege, and i think it s important. reporter: cipollone already signaling that he may be willing to sit for a tribed deanscribed deposition. mark meadows and dan scavino have refused to come in and talk to congress. we have the power of subpoena similar to what a court has, and the justice department has failed to indict them for that. so all it does is send a message you just have to resist the select committee and you may be able to res
they devoted their lives and they were embarrassed by it. members of the committee say that arnado story doesn t add up. and they need to make it clear what he knows under oath. mr. arnado didn t have as clear of memories from this period of time. as i would say miss hutchinson did. congressman taking it a step further. saying in a tweet quote, there seems to be a major thread here. tony arnado who likes to lieiei. men while the committee issuing a subpoena to former white house counsel pat cipollone. a key figure they believe he has a lot to share. it would not be subject to privilege. cipollone may sit for a transcribed deposition. others fighting subpoena, frustration is mounting from the lack of action from the department of justice. mark meadows and dan have refused to come in and talk to congress. we have the power of subpoena similar to what a court has. and the justice department has failed to indict them for that. all it does is send a message you have to
and costly holiday weekend for july 4th travelers. just how much will drivers have to pay at the pump? good morning to viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is friday, july 1st. i m john berman with brianna keilar. someone within the trump orbit tried to influence the testimony of cassidy hutchinson. three sources tell cnn that is what hutchinson told the january 6th committee. she was one of the two witnesses who received threatening messages shown at this week s hearing. committee vice chair liz cheney suggested that was only a fraction of the evidence they have related to what she called possible witness intimidation. and the new york times is reporting that trump s political organization and his allies paid for or promised to cover the legal fees of more than a dozen witnesses called to testify in the january 6th investigation. this is raising more ethical and legal questions about witnesses being pressured and the possibility of trump try
insurrection committee. sources tell cnn that cassidy hutchinson has informed the january 6th committee that she was contacted by someone trying to influence what she would testify to. liz cheney presented evidence that member of donald trump s inner circle may have engaged in witness tampering. this morning the new york time s reporting trump s political organization and allies have paid for or promised to pay witnesses legal fees. let s begin with cnn caitlin on all of this live. what s the latest? the house select committee is now grappling with the possibility that there s been witness intimidation or even tampering behind the scenes. kate, the committee vice chair said they were asking witnesses if anyone was trying the influence testimony and she said two witnesses said yes. they received calls from someone they knew. we have confirmed that one of these people on the receiving end of up with of these calls was cassidy hutchinson. she isn t just any witness. she is now