Donald Trump ‘attempted to contact US Capitol riots witness’

Rep Liz Cheney said that the Justice Department has been notified

Vice Chair Liz Cheney (J Scott Applewhite/AP)

The vice chair of the House January 6 committee said Donald Trump has attempted to contact a witness who was talking to the panel investigating the attack on the US Capitol in Washington DC.

Rep Liz Cheney said that person declined to answer or respond to Mr Trump’s call. Instead the person alerted their lawyer who contacted the committee.