Too many “people familiar with” sources
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot appeared last night on CNN to speak (sort of) about former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone’s closed-door testimony Friday.
“Not contradicting is not the same as confirming,” Lofgren said.
“He could say so and so was wrong, which he did not say. There were things that he might not be present for, or, in some cases, couldn’t recall with precision. My sense was that he, as I say, he did appear voluntarily. I think he was candid with the committee. He was careful in his answers, and I believe that he was honest in his answers,” she said.
Lofgren was vague about new things the committee learned.
CNN’s other reporting cites “three different sources familiar with Cipollone’s testimony” in its reporting, calling it very important and extremely helpful. Treat that with all the seriousness it’s due.
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