Trump aides wanted to be ‘doing something more’ to stop the riot, Cassidy Hutchinson told January 6 committee
Describing events at the White House on the afternoon of 6 January 2021, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, said: “I remember Pat [Cipollone, the White House counsel] saying something to the effect of, ‘Mark, we need to do something more. They’re literally calling for the vice-president to be fucking hung.’
Hutchinson’s description of Trump’s words was included in a previous hearing, via recorded testimony. The committee had also previouslyHutchinson appeared in person on Tuesday, in a sixth public session announced at short notice and full of explosive revelations. “Because it’s common sense,” Trump said. “It’s common sense that you’re supposed to protect … if you know a vote is fraudulent, how can you pass on a fraudulent vote to Congress?”
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