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<p>The <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-tried-to-contact-jan-6-witness-liz-cheney-reveals-at-end-of-hearing">witness whom former President Donald Trump allegedly tried to call</a> following the House Jan. 6 hearing <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/days-before-jan-6-meadows-warned-aide-it-could-get-real-bad">testimony of former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson</a> has been revealed as a member of the White House support staff. </p>
<p>Trump’s attempts to contact the witness were revealed by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) in a statement at the end of <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jan-6-panel-lays-out-donald-trumps-dangerous-call-to-arms?ref=home">T</a><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jan-6-panel-lays-out-donald-trumps-dangerous-call-to-arms">uesday’s </a><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jan-6-panel-lays-out-donald-trumps-dangerous-call-to-arms?ref=home">hearing</a>. The identity of the individual was not released, but Cheney said Trump tried to call the individual following the committee’s last hearing on June 28. </p>
<p>It is believed the individual was a witness who would be able to verify aspects of Hutchinson's testimony. The witness didn’t answer the call and immediately passed it on to their lawyer, who then “supplied that information to the Department of Justice,” Cheney said. </p>
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Trump’s attempts to contact the witness were revealed by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) in a statement at the end of Tuesday’s hearing. The identity of the individual was not released, but Cheney said Trump tried to call the individual following the committee’s last hearing on June 28.
It is believed the individual was a witness who would be able to verify aspects of Hutchinson’s testimony. The witness didn’t answer the call and immediately passed it on to their lawyer, who then “supplied that information to the Department of Justice,” Cheney said.
