Hutchinson’s former boss did not comply with the calls to appear before the committee. He testified on Tuesday that he and Trump’s former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, had asked for a pardon in the presidential election. Among Hutsinson’s outstanding revelations was that Trump was informed that the crowd at his rally in Ellipse before the Capitol Uprising had guns and other weapons. He testified that Trump said “something that resulted:” I do not care if they have guns. They are not here to hurt me. Take the spells away. Let my people in. They can parade in the Capitol from Here. Let the people in. Take the dice that go out “, referring to the magnetometers or metal detectors, which are used for security control. Cassidy Hutchinson appears during a public hearing by the U.S. House Selection Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 28, 2022. SWIMMING POOL / REUTERS Hutchinson also testified that Giuliani told her on Jan. 2, “Are you excited about the 6th? It will be a wonderful day. “ Hutchinson said Tuesday that she had asked Giuliani to explain the significance of January 6th. She said: “We will go to the Capitol. It will be wonderful. The president will be there, he will look strong. And he encouraged her to talk to Meadows. After Giuliani left the White House campus, Hutchinson said she asked Mendous about Jan. 6 and said “it sounds like we’re going to the Capitol.” “A lot is happening with Cass, but I do not know, things can get real, very bad on January 6,” Meadows told Hutchinson. Hutchinson also testified about how angry Trump was when Attorney General Bill Barr told the Associated Press in an interview after the 2020 election that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change its outcome. Entering the White House dining room, Hutchinson noticed a valet changing his tablecloth. The valet pointed to the mantelpiece and the TV, he said. “I first noticed ketchup dripping on the wall and there was a broken porcelain plate on the floor,” he told the committee. “The valet had said that the president was extremely angry with the attorney general’s interview with the AP and had thrown his lunch on the wall.” Hutchinson then grabbed a towel to help and recalled that the valet told her about Trump, “he’s really careful with that. I would stay away from him right now.” At a previous hearing, the Jan. 6 committee released video clips of Bar’s testimony. In this excerpt, he said, “I went there and told my secretary that I would probably be fired, and I said no, I should not go back to my office, so I said, ‘You might have to pack my things.’ At the end of the hearing, House Vice Speaker Liz Cheney, chairwoman of the Jan. 6 House committee, said some of the witnesses who appeared before the committee received messages from some inside members of Trump’s circle. Read some of the texts, including one that says “he wants me to let you know that he thinks of you. He knows you are faithful.” “Most Americans know that trying to influence witnesses to testify untrue is a matter of grave concern,” Cheney said in closing remarks, noting that the committee will discuss how to proceed. Hutchinson’s testimony came amid a two-week hiatus and called unexpectedly a few days after the commission said no further hearings would be held until July. Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson said Tuesday’s hearing was convened because Hutchinson’s information was “quite urgent”. “Ms. Hutchinson is justifiably proud of her service to the country as the president’s special assistant,” Hutchinson’s lawyers, Jodi Hunt and William Jordan, said in a statement. “Although she did not ask for the attention that accompanies her testimony today, she believes it was her duty and responsibility to provide the committee with her honest and sincere observations on the events surrounding January 6. “Mrs. Hutchinson believes that January 6 was a horrible day for the country, and it is vital that the future of our democracy is not repeated.” The committee is expected to resume hearings in July. Previous hearings have focused on Trump’s campaigns across all branches of government, from Vice President Mike Pence and the Justice Department to state lawmakers and local election officials.
