Trump Security Adviser To Interview With Jan.6 Panel

NBC News reports:

The House Jan. 6 committee is set to interview former National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien Friday as it expands its inquiry into former President Donald Trump’s role in the insurrection, a source familiar with the panel’s work confirmed.

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who resigned the day after the Capitol riot, has already spoken with the committee, the source said. Chao’s interview happened on Aug. 3. A representative for Chao declined to comment.

The committee is trying to learn more about what top Trump administration officials knew about the former president’s intentions on Jan. 6 and whether Cabinet members discussed removing him from office — by invoking the 25th Amendment to the Constitution — in the wake of the riot, the source said.

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