Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former United States President Donald Trump, is reportedly in talks with the House Select Committee for a voluntary interview regarding her family's involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.
The Republican businessman's daughter previously served as senior White House adviser during her father's presidency. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Ivanka released a statement that confirmed she was in discussions with the panel to appear for a personal interview.
Ivanka Trump's Cooperation
Two sources who had knowledge of the committee's investigation also confirmed that the two parties have been negotiating a potential meeting. The situation comes after the panel had previously requested the former president's daughter to voluntarily cooperate with its investigations surrounding the Jan. 6 riot with a letter.
The committee's letter revealed surprising new details regarding the Republican businessman's actions in the days prior to the Capitol Hill incident. The document included testimony regarding Trump's attempts to pressure former United States Vice President Mike Pence to follow his orders and put a stop to Joe Biden's certification, as per CNN.
Earlier this month, it was reported that the committee was considering issuing a subpoena to Ivanka to force her cooperation if she remained unwilling to present herself. Any potential subpoena to Ivanka and having her testify against her family would be a crucial development to the panel's Jan. 6 investigation.
It is believed that Ivanka has not yet agreed to a date for when would speak in front of the House Select Committee. Furthermore, the panel has not yet issued a subpoena to force the former president's daughter to testify against her father.
According to The Guardian, Ivanka seems to be unwilling to follow the footsteps of Steve Bannon, a staunch ally of former President Trump, who refused to cooperate with the committee. He was later indicted for contempt of Congress.
Jan. 6 Committee's Investigation
Ivanka is known to have been one of several aides who attempted to persuade the former president to call off the violence sparked by his loyal supporters. Her lawyers have been in discussions with the committee since January.
Unlike what Trump has done with his other former top aides, he has not requested his daughter to defy the committee's requests. People familiar with Ivanka's way of thinking said that she was unlikely to take any step that her father was unaware of or approve of.
What the former president has done is call his eldest children victims of an investigation that he has repeatedly dismissed as illegitimate. In an interview last month, Trump said that the panel created a very unfair situation for his kids.
The situation comes as lawyers for the panel are currently in talks with Rudolph W. Giuliani, another potential key witness who was Trump's personal lawyer. He is believed to have assisted in leading the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 elections.
In the discussions, Giuliani's lawyer made it clear to the panel that he did not intend to provide information against the former president. They argued that doing so would violate attorney-client privilege, the New York Times reported.
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