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Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he doesn't think there's value in having Trump testify before Jan. 6 committee: 'I wouldn't put it past him to even lie under oath'

Jul 18, 2022, 02:39 IST
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  • Rep. Kinzinger said on Sunday that he does not see value in having Trump testify before the Jan 6. committee.
  • Kinzinger told Margaret Brennan on CBS's Face the Nation that the committee has a lot of information without him.
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday said he did not trust former President Donald Trump to tell the truth, even under oath, if he were to testify before the Jan. 6 committee.

"Look, Donald Trump has made it clear that he doesn't mind not telling the truth, let's just put that mildly," Kinzinger told Margaret Brennan, host of CBS's Face the Nation. "He lies all the time; I wouldn't put it past him to even lie under oath. So I'm not sure what the value is there."

Kinzinger said the committee was already getting a lot of information without Trump being physically there at the hearing.

"The big question we're still dealing with as a committee is, is there benefit in talking to somebody like Donald Trump and request he come in?" Kinzinger told Brennan.

Kinzinger said he would rather hear from former Vice President Mike Pence's perspective but it hasn't been made clear whether to subpoena him or ask for a transcribed interview.

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"I think it would be important to hear everything he has to say," Kinzinger told Brennan "That said, I'm not sure we get a ton more out of him than what his staff has already told us."

Kinzinger will be co-leading the next committee hearing with Rep. Elaine Luria on Thursday.

"This investigation is not winding down. We may be towards the end of this tranche of hearings. We may have more hearings in the future. And the investigation is still ongoing. So we're getting to the bottom of what we need to know," he told Brennan.

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