January 6 committee interviews more Secret Service witnesses, including head of Pence's detail
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CNN The House January 6 committees focus on US Secret Service witnesses is intensifying, as the panel has conducted two additional interviews over the last two days, including one with the onetime head of former Vice President Mike Pences security detail, multiple sources told CNN.
The committee is also expected to interview at least another half dozen Secret Service witnesses in the coming weeks, including current and former officials and agents, the sources said.
On Thursday, the panel heard from the former head of Pences security detail, Tim Giebels, according to a source familiar with the matter, underscoring the committees continued interest in learning more about what the Secret Service knew about threats to the then-vice president ahead of the US Capitol attack. CNN has reached out to Giebels for comment.
The committee also interviewed John Gutsmiedl, a former Secret Service agent, on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Gutsmiedl served as the assistant special agent in charge for the Secret Services Presidential Protection Division before retiring in July 2021, overseeing one of the teams responsible for protecting then-President Donald Trump on the day of the January 6, 2021, attack. Reached by phone, Gutsmiedl told CNN he had no comment.
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Jaydog
(118 posts)why he thought Pence would not be available on Jan. 6?