During the interview, Guglielmi explained who he questioned and said then-Secret Service Director James Murray, who announced his retirement this summer, and Deputy Director Faron Paramore approved the statements, according to people familiar with the testimony. 6, 2021, and the agency’s rebuttal of Hutchinson’s account of the story provided by Ornato about Trump’s behavior in the heavily fortified SUV. On Monday, the committee repeatedly asked Guglielmi to walk through how he chose to describe Ornato and Engel’s accounts of events on Jan. During her live testimony in June, Hutchinson testified that Tony Ornato, the deputy chief of staff who served as a liaison for the Secret Service, told her that Trump tried to wrestle the steering wheel away from the head of his Secret Service detail Robert Engel after his appearance at the “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse. The interview focused in part on his role in issuing statements that undercut former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, the people said. 6 attack interviewed Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi on Monday, according to people familiar with the interview. The House committee investigating the Jan. Jess Bravin reports for the Wall Street Journal. Graham has fought the grand jury from the outset, claiming he is shielded from cooperation by the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause, which conveys a privilege to lawmakers against arrest or questioning on matters regarding their legislative acts, except in cases of “Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace.” In an unsigned order, the court found no justification for Graham’s request for blanket immunity and said the senator could return to district court “should disputes arise regarding the application of the Speech or Debate Clause immunity to specific questions.” The court did, however, reiterate lower court rulings that Graham could assert a privilege to decline to answer specific questions which he argues involve legislative activity. Lindsey Graham’s emergency plea to avoid cooperation with a Georgia grand jury investigating alleged interference by Trump in the state’s 2020 election results. Ī curated weekday guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours. Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here.
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