As a select committee begins their investigation into the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, the Department of Justice has decided that former Trump administration officials can give "unrestricted testimony" about the former President's actions leading up to that fateful day.
A person briefed on the matter told CNN that the DOJ formally declined to assert executive privilege for testimony from some witnesses, allowing former officials to testify on what they saw in the days between former President Donald Trump's election loss and the siege on the Capitol.
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It opens the door for potentially damaging testimony from aides closest to Trump, who has argued that his decisions and actions during that time period are protected by executive privilege.
Among those reported to testify include then-Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who was pressured by the Trump administration to overturn election results and back claims of voter fraud.
The committee is holding its first public hearing on Tuesday. The bipartisan panel will hear from police officers who endured some of the worst of the brutality as a mob of Trump supporters overwhelmed them and interrupted the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win.
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