Kimberly Gilfoil adjourned her meeting with the commission on January 6 after details of her appearance leaked, and her lawyer accused members of seeking publicity for an “unwarranted investigation.”
- Guilfoil confirmed that she met with the commission on Friday, January 6
- But her statement accused members of “hijacking” the publicity meeting
- She reportedly believes only lawyers and staff will be on call
- And she gave up when she discovered that members of the Democrats were involved
- Guilfoil, 52, is engaged to the eldest son of former President Donald Trump Don Jr.
Kimberly Guilfoil met with investigators from the House Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States. Capitol on Friday, but the meeting went awry as she and her lawyers clashed with members over the ground rules.
Guilfoil, 52, is engaged to the former president Donald Trumpthe eldest son of, Don Jr..
And she was among the speakers who addressed a rally on the morning of January 6, before a crowd of Trump supporters marched on the US Capitol.
But sources told CBS News that she and her lawyer abruptly ended the meeting after details leaked to the media.
Guilfoil confirmed the interview with a statement in which her lawyer attacked the “unfounded investigation”.
“Guilfoyle, threatened with a subpoena, agreed to meet exclusively with a lawyer of the elected committee in a bona fide effort to provide accurate and relevant evidence,” the statement said.
Kimberly Guilfoil appeared before the Conservatives at the CPAC conference in Florida on Thursday. On Friday, she met with the Commission to Investigate the Violence of January 6, 2021.
Guilfoil appeared with Donald Trump Jr. at the January 6 rally leading up to the violence
“We will not allow the Liberals and Democrats to steal our dream or steal our election,” she said during a rally just a few blocks from the US Capitol.
Guilfoyle issued a statement accusing members of the commission of trying to hijack the meeting in order to “publish a manifestly unfounded investigation”
“However, after Guilfoil’s presence, the commission revealed its unreliability, as members known for leaking information appeared.
“Then, while the lawyer paused to consider the matter, our concerns about the presence of committee members were confirmed, as the committee leaked news of the holiday break in less than two minutes, as chairman [Bennie] Thompson did so only a month earlier when he revealed to the press that our client’s phone records had been confidentially called.
A statement from lawyer Joseph Takopina said the hearing had been “hijacked”.
“It is now very clear to us that their only real interest was to load our client with sand and use today’s interview as a political weapon against President Trump and those who support him,” the statement said.
Sources said CBS News these problems began when Gilfoil learned that members of the committee, such as Adam Schiff of California and Jamie Ruskin of Maryland, both Democrats, were on call.
Guilfoil said she expected only lawyers and commission staff to be involved.
“Kim objected and said that was not my understanding,” said one.
After making his way through aides and advisers, the investigation is approaching Trump’s family.
The Commission has already received Gilfoil’s telephone records with a subpoena.
In a speech on January 6, she said: “We will not allow the Liberals and Democrats to steal our dream or steal our elections.”
This week it became clear that Ivanka Trump is negotiating to appear before the commission.
In January letter to Ivankaa House committee said it was seeking a voluntary interview on what it saw on Jan. 6, including Donald Trump’s actions that day and his state of mind as his supporters stormed the Capitol.
The panel also asked to hear Eric Trump, the son of the former president who ran the business empire, and Kimberly Guilfoil, an adviser on Trump’s presidential campaign and the finances of his eldest son, Don Jr.
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