The daughter of former US President Donald Trump was among those closest to him when his supporters stormed the building in Washington on January 6 last year, as a joint congressional meeting was held to ratify the election of Joe Biden as president. Her research collaboration comes after several of her father’s top advisers refused to help. Mississippi spokesman Bennie Thompson, chair of the committee, said Ms Trump, a former senior adviser to the Trump administration, was answering questions on a conference call. Image: Trump supporters invade US Capitol on January 6, 2021 She said she was not “chatting” but was helpful in the investigation, adding that she “came in alone” and did not need to be called. Ivanka Trump, who was with her father at the White House that day, is one of more than 800 witnesses interviewed by the commission as she compiles a record of the attack – the worst in the Capitol in more than two centuries. . She is also the first of Trump’s children known to have spoken to the panel, as well as one of the closest people to her father. Her decision to cooperate is important for the committee – which has been trying to secure an interview with her since late January – whether to give the committee new information or not. The committee wants to know exactly what Mr. Trump did as his supporters stormed the Capitol – interrupting the certification of Biden’s victory. His daughter’s appearance comes less than a week after her husband, Jared Kushner, testified before the committee in a separate virtual meeting that lasted more than six hours. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 4:51 Capitol Uprisings: What has changed and will Trump return? The members of the nine-member committee said his information was useful, adding that they hoped to fill the gaps further with the help of his wife. The interviews will be used to compile a complete file, with information to be made public in the coming months about the uprising. The committee members said the goal was to create the most complete record so it would never happen again – even though Congress does not have the power to prosecute anyone for a crime. Image: Ivanka Trump works with the US House of Representatives committee to invade the US Capitol Lawmakers said they wanted to discuss what Ms. Trump knew about her father’s efforts before the incident – including a phone call they believe she witnessed. The former president is said to have telephoned then-Vice President Mike Pence, forcing him to reject Biden’s victory in the 2020 election as part of his ceremonial role in overseeing the count. Mr. Pence rejected those efforts. The committee is also expected to ask Ms. Trump if she may have heard any concerns from Mr. Pence’s staff, members of Congress and the White House’s’s office. Mr. Trump has sought executive power over documents and interviews – but has often been rejected by the courts or by Biden himself, who holds that power as incumbent president. The committee previously voted to file charges of contempt against Steve Bannon, a longtime Trump ally who defied congressional summonses, and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who stopped working with the committee. Other witnesses who are said to be still close to the former president – and several who were in the White House on the day of the uprising – declined to answer questions from the committee.
