Headline RoundupJuly 6th, 2022

Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone Agrees to Transcribed Interview With Jan. 6 Committee

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Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone agreed to testify to the House January 6 committee behind closed doors on Friday, multiple outlets confirmed. 

Cipollone is complying with a subpoena issued June 29 after Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, said in a public hearing that Cipollone had expressed legal concerns about the actions of Meadows and former President Donald Trump. Hutchinson testified that Cipollone warned Trump he could be charged with “every crime imaginable” if he joined his supporters at the Capitol on Jan. 6. When Capitol rioters chanted to hang former Vice President Mike Pence, Hutchinson said Meadows told Cipollone that Trump “doesn't want to do anything," "thinks Mike deserves it” and “doesn’t think they’re doing anything wrong.” Cipollone previously sat with the Jan. 6 committee in April for an informal interview on a limited set of topics.

Cipollone was not the only former Trump ally facing a subpoena on Wednesday. Seven Trump allies, including Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), were issued subpoenas in Georgia’s criminal investigation into alleged election interference. 

Coverage was widespread and mostly balanced across the spectrum on Wednesday, with left-rated outlets featuring the story more prominently than right-rated outlets. Left-rated outlets were somewhat more likely to say Trump tried to “overturn” the 2020 election, although Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) also used that language.

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