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Republican Kinzinger on June 23
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Former US President Donald Trump may have to brace himself for further incriminating statements against him in the committee of inquiry into the storming of the Capitol.
As Trump's party friend, the Republican Adam Kinzinger, announced on Sunday, since the memorable descriptions by former Trump employee Cassidy Hutchinson last week, other people have come forward.
"Every day new people come along and say, 'Hey, I didn't know this part of the story I know might be interesting,'" Kinzinger said, according to the AP news agency.
"There's going to be a lot more information," the Republican said.
However, Kinzinger did not want to say what information was involved and who provided it.
However, Hutchinson's statements were "inspirational" to other witnesses.
In another interview, another member of the committee, Democrat Adam Schiff, also said there was "further evidence."
"I think these leads will lead to more testimonies," Schiff said.
Hutchinson weighed heavily on Trump
Hutchinson was working as an assistant to Trump's then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the time of the storming of the US Capitol.
According to them, Trump was said to have been aware of possible violence on January 6, 2021.
The president-elect also knew that the demonstrators were armed.
Hutchinson also described Trump's freaks, for example towards his security staff.
However, some of the statements were based on Hutchinson's discussions with colleagues and not on her own experiences.
Trump had described the former White House staffer as "crazy" and claimed that Hutchinson suffered from mental health problems.
Trump had previously emphasized that he hardly knew Hutchinson and that she could therefore not make any credible statements about the ex-president's actions.
Kinzinger, on the other hand, emphasized that the committee had no doubts about Hutchinson's credibility and referred to her testimony under oath.
"Anyone who wants to denigrate this and who was directly involved should also testify under oath and not through anonymous sources," said Kinzinger.
Counsel Cipollone to testify
Testimony by former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is eagerly awaited this week.
The investigative committee said it had evidence through its past work that Cipollone had "repeatedly raised legal and other concerns" about Trump's January 6 activities.
Hutchinson also provided information about Cipollone in her testimony.
Cipollone is said to have warned on January 3 of legal consequences if the protest is not prevented.
He is also said to have raised concerns about Trump's actions after the election.
Should Cipollone confirm this, Trump would be further incriminated.
Should Trump have intervened?
On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters violently stormed the seat of parliament in the capital Washington.
Congress met there to certify the victory of Trump's Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the previous presidential election.
Five people were killed in the riots, including a police officer.
Trump had recently incited his supporters at a rally that his election victory had been stolen.
The committee is working on the attack and is tasked with clarifying whether Trump illegally sent the angry mob to the Capitol on January 6 and then failed to take immediate action.
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