witnesses who said they were pressured by people close to the ex-president to, quote, do the right thing, be loyal to donald trump, reminding them trump would be paying close to attention to their words. the committee suggests it has many other examples of witness tampering, which is of course a very serious crime. is that what is happening here? and will the doj be looking into this? they believe they could affect testimony of witnesses before the committee. oits a very serious issue, and i imagine the department of justice would be very interested in and take that seriously as well. the two investigations going on, congressional and criminal, are showing signs of clashing again. there s friction over access to transcripts of interviews the committee conducted that the justice department wants. the new york times reporting federal prosecutors were just as surprised by hutchinson s testimony this week as anyone else watching and left feeling blindsided. but at the same
learn a whole lot more with the subpoena for pat cipollone who knows what was going on behind the closed doors before, during and after january 6th. we re learning more about the lengths trump world may be willing to go through. two unnamed witnesses say thads heard from people in the former president s o bit who they have been trying to intimidate them. what they said to me is as long as i can t to be a team player, they know i m on the right team. i m doing the right thing. i m protecting who ni need to protect. you know i ll continue to stay in good graces if trump world. they have reminded me a couple of times that trump does read transcripts. quote, a person let me know you have your deposition tomorrow. he wants me to let you know he s thinking about you. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. we have heard about this kind of behavior before in another hearing from someone else who knows all too well how trum
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
crime? according to three cnn sources t former aide to then white house chief of staff mark meadows told the panel she was contacted by someone in the trump camp attempting to influence her testimony. remember those messages vice chair liz cheney read aloud at tuesday s hearing alluding to possible witness intimidation. the gop congresswoman didn t name names but she relayed accounts of two unidentified witnesses who said they were pressured by people close to the ex-president to, quote, do the right thing, be loyal to donald trump, reminding them trump would be paying close to attention to their words. the committee suggests it has many other examples of witness tampering, which is of course a very serious crime. is that what is happening here? and will the doj be looking into this? they believe they could affect testimony of witnesses before the committee. oits a very serious issue, and i imagine the department of justice would be very interested in and take that seriousl
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 the f