Cassidy Hutchinson tells committee Trump knowingly directed armed supporters to march to the Capitol
In explosive public testimony, a former White House aide told the January 6 committeeknowingly directed armed supporters to march to the US Capitol in a last-gasp effort to remain in power.
The hearing concluded with another stunning disclosure: the committee vice-chair, Liz Cheney, suggested Trump allies have sought to “influence or impact” witnesses. “I felt like I was watching a bad car accident about to happen, where you cannot stop it,” said Hutchinson, a conservative Republican who worked just steps from the Oval Office.
It was not clear what Trump would have done at the Capitol. But Hutchinson said he had discussed joining his allies in the House chamber, where they had begun the process of certifying Joe Biden’s victory. “As an American, I was disgusted,” Hutchinson said. “It was unpatriotic. It was un-American. We were watching the Capitol building get defaced over a lie.”
Having said it would next hold hearings in July, the committee scheduled Hutchinson’s appearance abruptly. Opening the hearing, the committee chair, Bennie Thompson, said it was “important that the American people hear that information immediately”. The committee had previously relied on Hutchinson’s testimony to reveal that several far-right members of Congress who attempted to stop certification of Biden’s victory asked about pardons after the attack, including for those who “took part in the January 6 riot”.
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