Kayleigh McEnany’s investigation with the January 6 committee: Trump’s riot at the US Capitol became violent when she went to the White House

A newly released transcript of Kayleigh McEnany’s interview with the January 6 committee revealed how the Trump White House press secretary learned, while eating lunch in her office, that the situation at the US Capitol had become violent.

According to the latest tranche of documents, McEnany returned to the White House from Trump’s rally at the Ellipse, and eventually went to her office to eat lunch – a turkey sandwich.

At some point during the riot, McEnany said she got a text from deputy press secretary Judd Deere who said he was getting asked if there was any reaction to people storming office buildings.

She then alerted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows about the reporter’s inquiry and about the reports of minor injuries at the Capitol, McEnany said.

When interviewed by the House panel, Rep. Liz Cheney, the GOP vice chair of the committee, pressed McEnany on her apparent inaction upon hearing reports of violence, implying a lack of urgency.

“[Deere] sends you a text message saying that people are storming, this says, Hill office buildings,” Cheney said. You did not register because you were just eating a turkey sandwich.

The public release of transcripts comes as a result of the committee’s final report, which includes information on how Trump and his allies tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election.