1/6 Committee member Rep. Adam Schiff stated that the function of Trump and his advisors within the 1/6 assault is the focus of the investigation.
Video of Rep. Schiff on CBS’s Face The Nation:
Adam Schiff says Trump’s function within the 1/6 assault is the “focus” of the investigation. pic.twitter.com/9Q1rFSXl2D
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 2, 2022
Transcript through CBS’s Face The Nation:
MARGARET BRENNAN: So, precisely what diploma of coordination have you ever seen thus far, significantly between these inside the Trump White Home political operatives and the 725 folks that the- which have been charged by the Justice Division?
REP. SCHIFF: Nicely, that is actually a focus of our investigation, and that’s what was the function of the previous president, what was the function of his aides and advisors? Definitely, they had been integrally concerned in a lot of these traces of effort. When it comes to the precise violent assault on the Capitol, how a lot expectation of violence was there? How a lot was that a part of the plan, both spontaneously or when it comes to any predisposition in the direction of violence that day? That’s nonetheless a matter beneath deep investigation. However we intend to make use of each effort to get out the total information and expose them to the American individuals and take legislative motion to guard the nation going ahead. However that challenge, that’s what was the White Home function in what occurred on the sixth that led to the primary violent assault in a century and a half, if not longer, is on the core of our investigation.
The 1/6 Committee Is Investigating Trump and His Cronies
The Committee has made it clear that they’re targeted in on Trump and his associates. By way of the subpoena course of, the nation has realized that the investigation shouldn’t be restricted to those that served Trump within the White Home and federal authorities. Republican members of Congress are being investigated, and the function of non-governmental Trump associates like Steve Bannon and Alex Jones can be beneath scrutiny.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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