January 6 committee adviser says White House called rioter during Capitol insurrection
January 6 committee to release report later this yearJosh MarcusThe White House switchboard connected a phone call to a Capitol rioter while the attack on Congress was underway, a former adviser to the January 6 committee claims.
"I only know one end of that call," Denver Riggleman, a technical adviser who worked with the congressional, told 60 Minutes. "I don’t know the White House end, which I believe is more important. But the thing is the American people need to know that there are link connections that need to be explored more."
Mr Riggleman, a former military intelligence officer and Republican congressman from Virginia, is the author of a forthcoming book which argues the January 6 committee needed to further investigate communication records like the alleged White House call.
"From my perspective…being in counterterrorism. If the White House, even if it’s a short call, and it’s a connected call, who is actually making that phone call?" he added in the 60 Minutes interview. "Is there a simple, innocent explanation for that?"
A spokesperson for the January 6 select committee told CBS News it had followed through on all the key elements of its investigation, whose findings will be released at the end of 2022.
"In his role on the Select Committee staff, Mr Riggleman had limited knowledge of the committee’s investigation,” the spokesperson said. “He departed from the staff in April prior to our hearings and much of our most important investigative work…Since his departure, the Committee has run down all the leads and digested and analyzed all ....
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