“This happens every day,” Kinzinger told CNN’s “State of the Union” co-anchor Dana Bash. “Every day we have new people come forward and say, ‘Hey, I didn’t think about that part of the story that I knew was important.’ … I see that playing out in here.” The committee had planned to hold off on public hearings until later in July, but suddenly scheduled last week’s hearing with Hutchinson, a Trump official who served as an aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Hutchinson testified that former President Trump knew the crowd gathered for his Jan. 6 rally was armed and said he wanted the Secret Service to remove the metal detectors at the edge of the Ellipse so more people could enter the security perimeter and fill the empty space. He also testified that Trump dashed for the wheel in his Secret Service vehicle after the rally in an attempt to join supporters on Capitol Hill. Noem says she would be ‘shocked’ if Trump asks her to run for 2024 VP, Cheney says committee likely to impeach Trump Jan. 6 Secret Service members who were in the car are reportedly ready to testify that they were not attacked by Trump, however, and that the former president did not try to grab the steering wheel. That response has led many Republicans to question Hutchinson’s credibility. Kinzinger on Sunday declined to say what corroborating evidence the committee has to support its claims. “Cassidy Hutchinson testified under oath,” Kinzinger said. “We find her credible and anyone who wants to discount what was first hand should come and testify under oath as well and not through anonymous sources.”
