Members of the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, went public this week with allegations that former President Donald Trump and his allies are trying to influence witnesses with potential intimidation tactics intended to keep them in line.
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, the panel's vice chair, described a pattern of potential witness tampering that "raises significant concern." At Tuesday's hearing, the Wyoming Republican read snippets of private depositions, without revealing the names of the witnesses, that she said fit the pattern.
She said one witness told the panel that Trump allies told them they'll "continue to stay in good graces in Trump world" as long as "I'm protecting who I need to protect." Another witness said they were told that Trump was "thinking about you" and that "he knows you're loyal" and hopes that "you're going to do the right thing" -- and that he'll be reading deposition transcripts.
CNN reported Thursday that former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson -- the star witness from this week's committee hearing -- was one of the two people who received this outreach.
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, a member of the committee, told CNN that "we've seen a history of the former President trying to influence witnesses or intimidate them." When asked by The Washington Post about the revelations from Tuesday's hearing, Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat on the committee, said "witness tampering is a federal crime."
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