6, she testified, Cipollone restated his concerns that if Trump did go to the Capitol to try to intervene in the certification of the election, "we're going to get charged with every crime imaginable." 6 that there would be "serious legal consequences" if Trump went to the Capitol with the protesters expected to rally outside. An acting attorney general under Trump testified for 7 hours on the then-presidents efforts to overturn the election, Sen. Hutchinson said Cipollone warned prior to Jan.
Capitol and broke inside to disrupt the certification of his loss to President Joe Biden. 6, 2021, when thousands of his supporters marched on the U.S. The subpoena came one day after former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson provided new details about Trump's behavior on Jan. The committee said he could have information about several of efforts by Trump allies to subvert the Electoral College, from organizing so-called "alternate electors" in states Biden won to trying to appoint a loyalist who pushed false theories of voter fraud as attorney general. Cipollone, who was Trump's top White House lawyer, is said to have raised concerns about the former president's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat and at one point threatened to resign. Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosens weekend testimony about Donald Trumps efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election results and testimony from the former acting deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue has opened the floodgates of former and current DOJ staffers with evidence and testimony coming forward.