(The Guardian) Cipollone says he believed Trump should have conceded election
Pat Cipollone said he believed that Donald Trump should have conceded the election after members of the electoral college met to certify Joe Biden’s victory on December 14.
Cipollone, who previously served as Trump’s White House counsel, noted that Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell expressed that belief as well after the electoral college meeting.
Cipollone told investigators, “If your question is, did I believe he should concede the election at a point in time? Yes, I did.”
Cipollone denounced 'terrible idea' to seize voting machines
Pat Cipollone denounced an idea from Sidney Powell, one of Donald Trump’s campaign lawyers, to seize voting machines in battleground states after the 2020 election.
Cipollone, Trump’s former White House counsel, said he believed the suggestion was a “terrible idea” that could sow distrust in American elections. “To have the federal government seize voting machines, it’s a terrible idea,” Cipollone told the January 6 committee. “That is not how we do things in the United States. There’s no legal authority.”
Pat Cipollone said he believed that Donald Trump should have conceded the election after members of the electoral college met to certify Joe Biden’s victory on December 14.
Cipollone, who previously served as Trump’s White House counsel, noted that Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell expressed that belief as well after the electoral college meeting.
Cipollone told investigators, “If your question is, did I believe he should concede the election at a point in time? Yes, I did.”
Cipollone denounced 'terrible idea' to seize voting machines
Pat Cipollone denounced an idea from Sidney Powell, one of Donald Trump’s campaign lawyers, to seize voting machines in battleground states after the 2020 election.
Cipollone, Trump’s former White House counsel, said he believed the suggestion was a “terrible idea” that could sow distrust in American elections. “To have the federal government seize voting machines, it’s a terrible idea,” Cipollone told the January 6 committee. “That is not how we do things in the United States. There’s no legal authority.”
