Trump White House lawyer expected to appear before Jan. 6 committee
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Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is expected to appear Wednesday before the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol attack, multiple sources tell ABC News.
Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is expected to appear Wednesday before the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol attack, according to multiple sources familiar with his scheduled appearance.
Herschmann and a committee spokesperson did not return ABC News' requests for comment on the interview, which could be postponed or rescheduled.
A lawyer who defended former President Donald Trump during Trump's first impeachment trial and worked in the West Wing as a senior adviser, Herschman was involved in discussions and meetings in the White House and at Trump campaign headquarters regarding Trump's legal and political efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, including attempts to pressure the Justice Department to take more aggressive actions to investigate claims of election fraud.
He was involved in a contentious Dec. 18, 2020, meeting first reported by Axios, where Trump allies Sidney Powell and former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne argued with Herschmann and other White House officials over invoking rarely used presidential powers to declare a national security emergency to seize voting machines -- a plan that was ultimately rejected.
