Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson outlined a stunning series of events surrounding the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. #January6thHearings
Here are some of the bombshell revelations from the hearing and Hutchinson’s testimony: latimes.com/politics/story…
Trump knew Jan. 6 rally attendees had weapons:
“I don’t f— care that they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me,” Trump said, according to Hutchinson. “Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here. Let the people in; take the mags away.” latimes.com/politics/story…
White House counsel raised concerns about Trump's speech:
Eric Herschmann, a former senior advisor to Trump, said it would be “foolish” for the former president to include certain lines in his speech, Hutchinson said. latimes.com/politics/story…
Those sections included language about fighting for Trump, going to the Capitol and references to then-Vice President Mike Pence. latimes.com/politics/story…
Trump wanted to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6:
Cassidy Hutchinson testified the president was serious about wanting to go to the Capitol with his supporters and that it was discussed in the days prior to the insurrection. latimes.com/politics/story…
Trump lunged for limousine steering wheel to go to Capitol:
Tony Ornato, the former deputy chief of staff for operations, told Cassidy Hutchinson that Trump had a “very angry response” when he was told they would not be going to the Capitol. latimes.com/politics/story…
Trump didn’t want to take action to stop the riot on Jan. 6:
As rioters swarmed the Capitol, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone went to Mark Meadows’ and said they needed to see the president immediately. Meadows told him, “He doesn’t want to do anything.”latimes.com/politics/story…
Trump threw his lunch at wall after reading William Barr story:
After former Atty. Gen. William Barr told the Associated Press that the DOJ had found no credible evidence of widespread voter fraud, Trump threw his lunch against the wall. latimes.com/politics/story…
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After Cassidy Hutchinson delivered bombshell testimony to the Jan. 6 committee Tuesday, former President Trump and his allies rushed to attack the former White House staffer. latimes.com/politics/story…
Hutchinson told the panel that Trump was aware that some of his supporters were armed when he urged them to march to the Capitol. latimes.com/politics/story…
Hutchinson also testified that Anthony Ornato, then the deputy White House chief of staff, told her the president was so “irate” that the Secret Service would not drive him to the Capitol that he reached for the steering wheel and lunged at an agent. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
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