The select committee of the House investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol met behind closed doors with Kimberly Guilfoyle, who advised the re-election campaign of former President Donald Trump in 2020 and is also his son, Donald Trump Jr.’s fiancé
The former Fox News personality was spotted entering the committee’s offices around 10 a.m. Monday. The Daily Mail first reported its appearance.
His appearance came almost two months after Guilfoyle and his lawyers abruptly ended up in voluntary virtual interview by committee staff for frustration with its format. At the time, his lawyer said they had finished the interview after some members of the panel appeared on the call, which Guilfoyle did not expect. The panel, however, said it had informed its lawyers that members could appear. He later issued a subpoena to Guilfoyle, forcing his testimony and records.
Guilfoyle’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his appearance Monday. In a March statement in response to the panel’s summons, she said she “would testify truthfully to any questions. She has done nothing wrong.”
Guilfoyle is the last member of the former president’s inner circle to appear in court. Trump’s daughter and former chief executive Ivanka Trump virtually known with investigators for several hours earlier this month, following a request in January from the court to compare. Her husband Jared Kushner, also a former Trump adviser, had voluntarily spoken to the panel in late March.
In a March letter announcing the committee’s summons to Guilfoyle, the panel chairman said investigators learned that Guilfoyle met with Trump and members of the Trump family on the morning of Jan. 6. Guilfoyle also spoke later in the demonstration at the Ellipse in support of the former. president and his allegations of election fraud.
House Select Committee Chair Bennie Thompson said the committee has also obtained evidence that Guilfoyle promoted his involvement in raising funds for the Ellipse demonstration. According to the letter, investigators also believe Guilfoyle communicated with other people about Trump’s decisions about who could speak at the rally.
Guilfoyle’s appearance comes when the committee intends to end the fact-finding phase. The committee has conducted more than 800 statements and interviews to date, and hoped to close this phase early. April to prepare for public hearings. But as the panel has learned new information, it has been trying to gather more testimonials and records.
Last Thursday, the panel heard about eight hours of testimony from Trump’s top adviser, Stephen Miller, according to CBS News. Miller was initially cited by the committee last November.
The committee asked Miller about Trump’s speech at the Jan. 6 rally in the Ellipse, focusing especially on his use of the word “we” in certain lines of speech, according to a source familiar with the deposition. virtual. Miller rejected the idea that Trump’s language was deployed in any way to incite the crowd, according to the source. He also cited historical examples of “us” that are used in speeches to show that it has been commonly used. The focus of Miller’s interview was first reported by The New York Times.
Investigators also asked Miller about his involvement in the plan to recruit “alternate” voters to help subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election, as well as his communications with lawmakers ahead of the Jan. 6 certification. results of the Electoral College.
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