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Pat Cipollone, then White House adviser to Trump, warned Hutchinson that if Trump went to the Capitol, he would “be prosecuted for all possible crimes.”

On January 3rd, “Mr. Cipollone and I had a short personal conversation he told me.” We need to prevent this from happening. This is a legally terrible idea for us. We have serious legal concerns, if we go up to the Capitol that day. “

Three days later, she said, “Mr. Cipollone said,’Be careful not to go up to the Capitol, Cassidy.'” “If you do that, you’ll be charged all the fees you can imagine,” she said, looking back at her comments.

Hutchinson added that he had warned that “we seem to be interfering with justice” if Mr. Trump protested in the days leading up to the attack on the Capitol.

He was also worried that “we would appear to incite or encourage riots.”

— — Thomas Frank

Mr. Trump wanted to keep the magnetometer away from the entrance to the meeting space near the White House in order to accept supporters armed on January 6, 2021, Hutchinson told the committee.

Magnetometers are used by the United States Secret Service to detect hidden weapons.

Mr. Trump was angry that the crowd looked smaller than he had hoped for at the Ellipse rally that began shortly before the joint session of Congress on January 6.

He blamed the magnetometer and asked him to remove it in a behind-the-scenes tent to accommodate more people.

Trump then said, “I don’t care they have weapons. They rob me of effective magazines, not here to hurt me. Put my people in, they’re from here. You can march to the Capitol. Put in people. Get rid of effective magazines, “Hutchinson testified.

— — Kevin Breuninger

On the morning of January 6, Meadows did not look up from his phone when Hutchinson and former White House Chief of Staff Tony Ornart explained to the White House Chief of Staff what types of weapons the mob had.

“When Tony and I talked to Mark that morning, Mark was sitting on the couch on his phone, which was typical,” Hutchinson said.

Ornart then gave a “quite thorough” description of the mob’s weapons, including knives, AR-15-style assault rifles, bear sprays, flagpoles, and spears.

“And I clearly remember Mark not looking up from his phone,” she said. “I remember it took a few seconds for Mark to say something after Tony finished his explanation.”

“I almost said:’Mark, did you hear him?'” She added. “Then Mark rang a chime and said,’OK, is there anything else?'”

— — Thomas Frank

Hutchinson said Meadows told her four days before the riot that “things will happen on January 6th and may really get worse.”

On January 2, 2021, Hutchinson said he had taken Trump’s then-lawyer Rudy Giuliani out of the White House. During that her walk, Giuliani asked if she was excited about the January 6th event and told her to talk to her boss Meadows about it.

“I went back to our office and found Mr. Meadows in his office on the couch. He was scrolling his phone. I remember leaning against the door and saying. Go to the Capitol, “Hutchinson said.

“He didn’t look up from his cell phone,’Cass, a lot is happening, but I don’t know. Things will happen on January 6th and may really get worse.'” “She said.

— — Kevin Breuninger

January 6 chairman Bennie Thompson and Republican ranking member Liz Cheney are top U.S. GOP members Hutchinson, including Republican Senator Steve Scalise and Senator Ted Cruz. We held a hearing focusing on his many years of work. Of Texas.

Mr. Chainy, who represents the Wyoming State Capitol, said Hutchinson’s testimony as an employee of the Trump administration was invaluable.

“Today, you’ll hear Mr. Hutchinson speak of certain direct observations of President Trump’s actions on January 6.^th“We’ll also hear new information about the actions and statements of Trump’s senior advisers that day, including Trump’s Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, and the White House adviser,” said Chaney.

— — Thomas Frank

Benny Thompson, Chairman D-Miss, said he called a last-minute hearing on Tuesday because Americans deserve to hear new information “immediately” obtained by the Commission.

The new evidence is about “what happened at the White House on January 6th and the day before,” he said in his opening remarks.

It contains “concrete and detailed information” about what Trump and his top aides were doing and saying at the time.

“It’s important for Americans to hear that information right away,” Thompson said. “That’s why I consulted with the Vice-Chairman and remembered the Commission for today’s hearing,” he said.

— — Kevin Breuninger

Prior to the latest hearing, the Commission shared a video summary of the previous presentation. This focused on how Trump and his allies pressured Judiciary leaders to support efforts to reverse the 2020 elections.

“Trump’s pressure campaign has spread to all levels of government. At our final hearing, we showed Americans about the pressure he put on the Justice Department,” the Commission said in a tweet. ..

Attached is a 3-minute video that stitches together excerpts from last Thursday’s hearing. Included was a handwritten note from former Deputy Prosecutor Richard Donohue, who wrote that Trump had pushed him “to say the election was corrupt” and “leave the rest to me” to Republicans. It was a clip to do. Donohue called it an “exact quote” from Trump.

In another clip, Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Mr. Trump “as he knew, there was no evidence to support the statement, but the top executives of the Justice Department declared the election corrupt. I was hoping to do it. “

— — Kevin Breuninger

Meadows, a former Hutchinson boss, planned to speak voluntarily with the committee for some time.But he reversed the course and in December 2021 Filed a civil suit Invalidate two of the committee’s subpoenas.

That same month, the House of Representatives resolved to insult Congress on the grounds that Meadows refused to follow the January 6 investigation.

An introduction was sent to the Ministry of Justice by voting, and in June the Ministry of Justice Decided not to prosecute Meadows..

Commission chairman Bennie Thompson (Democratic Party) and vice chairman Liz Cheney (Republican Party) said it was “mysterious” that DOJ “rewarded” Meadows and another former Trump aide, Dan. Stated. Scabino, “against their continued attack on the rule of law.”

— — Kevin Breuninger

Hutchinson and other former Trump White House officials said several Republicans said in a videotape testimony last Thursday. Asked for the president’s amnesty..

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz and Republican Rep. Mo Brooks “advocated full amnesty” to lawmakers attending the December 2020 elections, Hutchinson said. They also sought amnesty from “a few other members.”

“Mr. Gates was personally seeking an amnesty. He had been seeking an amnesty since early December,” Hutchinson told the committee. Gates has reportedly been investigating several potential crimes, including alleged sex trafficking, since last year.

According to Hutchinson, Gates asked her to hold a meeting with then Chief of Staff Meadows to discuss the possibility of amnesty.

She said Republican Andy Biggs, Republican Scott Perry, and Republican Loei Gomart also contacted her about the president’s forgiveness.

Hutchinson also said he had heard that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene had sought an amnesty from the White House’s advisory office.

— — Kevin Breuninger