Lofgren: Several panel witnesses on Jan. 6 were former Trump officials

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Rep. Zoe LofgrenZoe Ellen LofgrenA congressional committee rejects partisanship to protect state votes Equilibrium/Sustainability Presented by Southern Company China president to video for climate confab Equilibrium/Sustainability Presented by Southern Company What leading biologist says save people MORE (D-Calif.) on Saturday said many of the approximately 200 witnesses interviewed by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol were former Trump officials who voluntarily internal approach to provide information.

In an interview with CNNs Jim AcostaJames (Jim) AcostaCNN’s Acosta label Tucker Carlson’s January 6 series ‘Proud Boy porn’ Schiff said the director’s handling of Bannon in criminal contempt was ‘a way of getting people’s attention’ NIH has urged evangelicals to ‘look at the evidence’ on vaccines MORE, Lofgren said, some officials require subpoenas for coverage, while others have expressed their own preferences.

Insisting on whether officials who spoke to the committee worked at the Trump White House, for the campaign of former presidents or in the office of vice presidents, Lofgren, who was a member of the Jan. 6 committee, declined to provide details. , and simply said that the testimony provided valuable insights and led to additional questions.

Let me not be specific, but let me say that there are certainly people, part of the Trump administration, who have talked to us and provided valuable insights that led us to further questions, Lofgren told Acosta.

The select committee reviewing the Jan. 6 attack has been working for months to uncover information about the planning behind the protests before the unrest and what top administration officials, including former President TrumpDonald TrumpTrump, said. to former aide Navarro to ‘protect executive privilege’ in House COVID -19 probe Jan. 6 panels could see leverage from Bannon prosecution The Texas Democrat Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has announced retirement at the end of term MORE, was doing as demonstratorsstormed at the Capitol.

CNN previously reported that at least five former Trump administration staff members spoke with the committee, including Alyssa Farah, who served as director of strategic communications and presidential aide during the Trump administration.

Lofgren told CNN earlier in the week that the panel had already interviewed hundreds of witnesses, received nearly 25,000 documents and had more than 200 tips from its tip line.

The committee was particularly interested in hearing testimony and receiving documents from former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon and former Trump chief of staff Mark MeadowsMark MeadowsJan. 6 panels could see benefit from prosecution in Bannon After a year of outright ethics violations, Congress must reform corruption laws The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by ExxonMobil – Gosar was criticized while GOP drama is rising MORE.

Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month on two counts of contempt in Congress after failing to comply with a subpoena from the committee, and Meadows failed to appear for his deposition last week.

Lofgren said Saturday that the committee was interested to know if Meadows used a private cellphone on Jan. 6 to communicate with others and where those records were.

We wanted to know about his use of a private cellphone and what happened to that cellphone and whether those records were obtained by the National Archives as required by law, Lofgren said.

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