Jan. 6 Panel Releases more Witness Transcripts Ivanka, Bill Barr and Pompeo

• The January 6 committee released nearly 50 witness transcripts.
• The document dump is one day after the panel published its final Report on the Capitol attack.
• The release also included testimony from Ivanka Donald, Mike Pompeo, Bill Bar, and Bill Bar. 

The House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021 Capitol Riot released a new set of witness deposition transcripts Friday evening, as lawmakers were already leaving Washington, DC for the holiday weekend.

The document dump is one day after the panel of nine members. published its final reportThe deadly Capitol Riot and the role of former President Donald Trump in it are described.

The Friday release included testimony from several prominent witnesses. Ivanka Trump, ex-Attorney General Bill Bar, and former Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo. 

Ivanka Trump gave a detailed account of the efforts she made with her dad the day before the riot to condemn the violence. Her efforts were often at the request of other White House staffers. In one case, Sen. Susan Collins called the first daughter to ask her father to do more. 

The committee released the testimony transcripts of 46 witnesses on Friday. It had already published transcripts earlier in this week. Testimony of a Trump-aligned attorney Sidney PowellFormer White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, and ex-White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnanyFriday was also released.

Just as Congress closes, the full report is released. The timing of document dumps was done with little fanfare due to the holiday weekend.

The Friday publications are four days after Monday’s final public hearing, when the panel published its final report. they referred Trump to the Justice Department on four criminal chargesObstructing or inciting insurrection is prohibited.

The chairman of the panel, Rep. Bennie Thompson said earlier this week that they will continue to release interviews with non-sensitive witnesses through the end of the calendar year, before the panel dissolves in preparation for the new Congress.

Pompeo opposed the idea for a post-January 6 Cabinet meeting in an effort to pressure Trump into resignation

Former Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said to the Jauary 6 committee he did not support Eugene Scalia’s suggestion to summon the Cabinet together to warn President Donald Trump.

“I remember — maybe this is a fine line — I remember thinking it would not be productive,” Pompeo testified to the panel, according to a transcript of his deposition that was released Friday night.

An unnamed lawyer for the committee said Scalia told Pompeo, sarcastically: “Can you imagine what the conversation will turn out?”

Pompeo said that he only remembered that he was against such an idea because it was unlikely Trump would resign. Scalia also said to the committee that Pompeo suggested such a meeting could backfire and possibly anger Trump further.

Pompeo testified that such comments were inconsistent with his memory.

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