Attack from the Capitol
Capitol attack panel summons Trump son’s girlfriend
Donald Trump Jr. and his partner Kimberly Guilfoyle supported Trump in the election campaign. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP/dpa
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In early 2021, Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol. A committee of inquiry is investigating the events and is now asking another person from Trump’s close environment to comment.
The investigative committee into the storming of the US Capitol has summoned the girlfriend of ex-President Donald Trump’s son, Kimberly Guilfoyle.
The committee has evidence that Guilfoyle was in direct contact with key people and raised funds for the rally immediately before the Capitol was stormed, the panel said. Therefore, documents were requested from the 52-year-old and she was summoned to make a statement. Guilfoyle is in a relationship with Donald Trump Jr.
Because Guilfoyle did not keep her original promise for a voluntary interview, she will now be subpoenaed, according to the House Special Committee. “We expect her to obey the law and cooperate,” it said. The committee has already spoken to dozens of witnesses – but some of those summoned refuse to cooperate. Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon must therefore answer in court. The same threatens Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol in early January 2021 while Congress was meeting there to certify the outcome of the presidential election. Trump had recently incited his supporters at a rally that his election victory had been stolen. Five people were killed, including a police officer.