Source: Politics<\/p>\n
Donald Trump Jr., the son of the former president, interviewed with the Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday, according to two people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s the latest member of the Trump family to provide testimony to the select committee probing the Capitol attack, following the panel’s interview last month with Ivanka Trump. Trump’s son-in-law and former adviser Jared Kushner, as well as Trump Jr.\u2019s fianc\u00e9e Kimberly Guilfoyle, have also talked to investigators. A spokesperson for the former president\u2019s son did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
The select panel has indicated that it is interested in Trump Jr.\u2019s knowledge of his father\u2019s push to subvert the 2020 election. The committee has also highlighted a text message Trump Jr. sent to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows as a mob overtook the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In that message, he urged his father to make a more forceful statement to condemn the violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s got to condemn this [shit] Asap. The Capitol Police tweet is not enough,\u201d Trump Jr. texted Meadows<\/a>.<\/p>\n More recently, CNN reported that Trump Jr. sent a text message<\/a> to Meadows days after the 2020 election describing a plan to have then-Vice President Mike Pence refuse to count Electoral College votes in a bid to stop President Joe Biden’s victory.<\/p>\n Trump Jr. is also the latest select panel witness believed to have been in the Oval Office the morning of Jan. 6 with Trump, his top aides and family members. Shortly after they arrived, per a private White House schedule obtained by the committee, Trump called Pence to make a final effort to pressure him to overturn the election.<\/p>\n Trump Jr.\u2019s interview, confirmed on condition of anonymity and conducted without a subpoena lasted several hours, according to people familiar with the matter. And it’s not unexpected: POLITICO reported at the end of April<\/a> that he intended to soon meet with the panel, which also interviewed Guilfoyle for hours on April 18<\/a> after subpoenaing her for documents and testimony.<\/p>\n The select committee declined to comment.<\/p>\n