Eric Herschmann, who served as a lawyer for then-President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial, will reportedly appear before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot.
Herschmann was involved with discussions to challenge the 2020 election results and is expected to appear before the committee Wednesday, though his appearance could be rescheduled, sources told ABC.
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A spokesperson for the Jan. 6 committee did not respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.
Herschmann participated in a Dec. 18, 2020, meeting inside the Oval Office in which Trump allies such as Sidney Powell, Michael Flynn, and others reportedly mused about using the president’s powers to acquire voting machines. Ultimately, Trump did not follow through on that plan.
Herschmann appeared to serve as a voice of restraint during the contentious meeting and repeatedly cast doubt on some of the claims made about election fraud by others in attendance. During the meeting, he scrutinized a bevy of proposals levied by Powell and others, according to Axios. “How the hell did Sidney get in the building,” he bemoaned. He also reportedly pushed back against her pitch to declare a national emergency to seize voting machines.
After Trump faced his first impeachment in 2019 for his efforts to procure Ukraine’s aid in digging up dirt on the Biden family, Herschmann joined the legal team defending Trump. Following Trump’s Senate acquittal, Herschmann became a special adviser to Trump.
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Throughout the course of the committee’s inquiry, it has interviewed over 800 witnesses and procured thousands of documents. Ivanka Trump, daughter of the former president, answered questions from the committee on Tuesday for several hours via video link. Her cooperation followed that of her husband, Jared Kushner, who reportedly answered questions from the committee last week. Both voluntarily agreed to meet with the committee.
The committee is expected to begin public hearings for its investigation next month and is consulting with outside talent to write up a final report and produce a multimedia piece detailing its findings.
