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meanwhile the doj investigation is heating up tonight. the lawyer who told then president trump that mike pence could single handedly block certification of the election, spoiler alert, he could not, that lawyer john east man says the fbi seized his phone and got access to his e-mail account. here s the video. and it happened the same day the feds raided the home of jeffrey clark the former doj official who pushed trump s false election fraud claim. more to come on all of that. plus chaos and confusion across the country in the wake of the supreme court overturning roe v. wade. more and more states rushing to ban abortion. the latest, south carolina. a federal judge today allowing the state to ban abortions beginning around six weeks. that makes at least ten states with bans or severe restrictions. another 14 where bans and severe restrictions are certain or likely. so in nearly half the country, nearly half the country, a right that americans have had for 50 years is ....
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 ....
this is something out of a gangster movie. the star witness in a dramatic trial who has damning information about the boss, contacted by someone who may be trying to intimidate them, to keep them telling what they know. sources are telling us that is exactly what happened to cassidy hutchinson. three sources telling cnn that hutchinson was one of the witnesses trump world tried to influence, which tells you a whole lot about what they thought about her testimony. right? the committee so concerned about her security that they kept her identity a secret leading up to the hearing. in the wake of her block buster testimony, we may be about to learn a whole lot more with the subpoena for pat cipollone who knows what was going on behind those closed doors at the white house before, during and after the january 6. we are also learning more about the lengths trump world may be willing to go to. liz cheney saying two unnamed witnesses told the committee they heard from people in ....
happening in less than 24 hours, a surprise january 6 hearing is now on the calendar for tomorrow. but the house select committee wasn t even supposed to meet this week. what changed? few details are trickling out. but the panel does say, quote, recently obtained evidence will be presented. and it will receive witness testimony. a lot of intrigue there, especially because we know the committee s been closely poring over new documentary footage that surfaced from a british filmmaker who had close access to former president donald trump and his family before and after january 6. a lot more on that ahead, along with the brand-new developments tonight on one of the central figures of the election interference attempt who pleaded the fifth to the committee 100 times. the feds have seized the phone of former trump election attorney john eastman. put your arms up for me. there is the video there. he is being detained. what it could mean for him and potentially former presi ....
developments and changes overnight on capitol hill. this afternoon, the committee investigating the january 6 insurrection will call a special witness in this surprise public hearing. that is former white house chief of staff mark meadows aide, former aide, cassidy hutchinson. she s expected to testify starting at 1:00 eastern today. last week in videotaped testimony, she revealed the names of several republican lawmakers who sought blanket pardons. so, let s begin with that, with our own correspondent jessica schneider. jess, there wasn t going to be a hearing this week at all. then when one was announced, didn t know who the witness would be. very similar in the leadup. why? yeah, last-minute announcement, possibly, poppy, to try to keep things secret because of concerns about security. the committee concerned about the security of cassidy hutchinson and other possible witnesses. that may be why it was kept under wraps to this point. cassidy hutchinson in her heari ....