And so I considered his testimony valuable. He was aware of every major move, I think, that Donald Trump was making to try to overthrow the 2020 election and essentially seize the presidency. He was the White House Counsel at the time. Cipollone's testimony to corroborate other things we've learned along the way. But now, he was turning his attention to January the 6th. The effort to intimidate election officials, like Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in Georgia, had not succeeded. The attempt to get DOJ to say that the election was corrupt had not come through. And at the last hearings, we showed how lots of doors were closing on him, if not all the way at least part of the way when the state legislatures, that didn't work for him.The Department of Justice "mini-coup" didn't really work for him. RASKIN: Well, we're going to continue the story of Donald Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2020 Presidential Election. ROBERT COSTA: A rare statement from the committee characterizing testimony from Friday, what will we hear Tuesday? And will it include some of Cipollone? Good morning, Congressman, thanks for being here.ĬONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN: Delighted to be with you, Robert. He will be a lead questioner in Tuesday's January 6 Committee hearing. We're back with Maryland Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin. The committee tells us this morning that they received critical testimony on nearly every major topic in its investigation, reinforcing key points regarding Donald Trump's misconduct and providing highly relevant new information that will play a central role in its upcoming hearings. ROBERT COSTA: Former President Trump's top White House Lawyer Pat Cipollone talked with the January 6 committee for eight hours Friday. Jamie Raskin of Maryland that aired Sunday, July 10, 2022, on "Face the Nation." The following is the transcript of an interview with Democratic Rep.
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