Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland expressed confidence that the Home choose committee investigating January 6 will hear from President Trump's daughter Ivanka about what transpired that day. She's anticipated to be referred to as to be interviewed by the committee later this week, though Raskin would not touch upon particular days or instances that she is meant to talk to them.
The Supreme Courtroom has mentioned that everyone owes Congress "his or her truthful testimony," Raskin, a member of the committee, advised CBS Information' Scott MacFarlane on "Crimson & Blue" on Tuesday.
Requested whether or not he was anticipating Ivanka Trump to seem, Raskin declined to reply instantly however mentioned, "I personally am anticipating all people who was requested to come back and testify to come back and do it. And most of the people are doing it and not using a subpoena."
"If the president would not have an government privilege declare, definitely, the daughter of the previous president would not have an government privilege declare," Raskin advised MacFarlane. "What we have is the Congress and the president of the US agreeing that there is no government privilege right here — so all people's bought to come back and testify."
Raskin mentioned the committee is "making large progress in fleshing out the complete image of what occurred on January 6," and he mentioned that "April sounds extra lifelike" for public hearings, which he believes will give the general public the "entire story" of what occurred within the assault on the Capitol and Trump's position in what transpired. He mentioned the committee is planning hearings which might be just like Trump's second impeachment trial, when the Home impeached him for inciting rebel.
In the end, the committee's goal is to inform the American folks and Congress "what precisely occurred to us and what have been the causes behind it," Raskin mentioned. "What do we have to do to fortify our democratic establishments so we by no means face a nightmare like that once more?"
The committee has spoken this week with two of former Vice President Mike Pence's high aides, Marc Quick and Greg Jacob. Raskin mentioned Tuesday that Pence was the "precept goal" on January 6 each of the rioters and Trump, who was "attempting to persuade Pence to announce and assert non-existing powers to unilaterally reject Electoral Faculty votes."
Trump mentioned in an announcement earlier this week that Pence may have "overturned the Election!" When requested if that makes the case in opposition to Trump less complicated, Raskin mentioned it "makes it easy within the sense that Donald Trump mentioned the legal half out loud."
"That makes it very clear what he was as much as, however alternatively, Donald Trump has been attempting to sandbag and hinder us by getting his biggest intimates in his entourage — like Roger Stone and Steve Bannon and Mark Meadows — to not testify," Raskin mentioned.