Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Mendous, Cassidy Hutchinson, testified before the commission investigating the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol. He told the committee that the president said, “I do not care if they have weapons,” when he was warned that his supporters were heavily armed just before he encouraged them to march on the Capitol. As soon as the president ended his speech to crowds of supporters on January 6, he was reportedly “outraged” that his security staff did not want to make an unscheduled visit to the Capitol, so much so that he tried to get behind the wheel of the presidential limousine. and allegedly attacked a Secret Service agent. Finally, according to Ms. Hutchinson, as the rioters stormed the Capitol, the president said indifferently that Vice President Mike Pence “deserves” to have extremists shout that he should be hanged for refusing to overturn the 2020 election. The former president attacked the testimony, claiming that he hardly knew the “sick” Mrs. Hutchinson.
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See the moment the aide says Trump “threw his meal on the wall”
In one of the thrilling scenes Cassidy Hutchinson recalls, Mr. Trump threw his lunch – including the plate he served – against the wall of his private dining room. He left a patch of ketchup on the wall. He said it was in response to former Attorney General William Barr’s statement that the presidential election had not been marred by fraud. Trump “threw his lunch on the wall” leaving traces of ketchup on January 6, a former aide says at a hearing Shweta Sharma29 June 2022 06:47 1656479733
The wish list for Trump’s sake became even bigger today
They are the latest in a growing list of members of Trump’s inner circle to apologize for the Capitol riots. Here is the story of Gustaf Kilander. Josh Markus 29 June 2022 06:15 1656476133
Is Donald Trump trying to falsify the January 6 testimony? It certainly seems that someone is.
The Jan. 6 commission is concerned that Donald Trump or his allies may attempt to violate the testimony of witnesses involved in the congressional inquiry. “Most Americans know that trying to influence witnesses to testify untrue is a matter of grave concern,” Commission Vice President Liz Cheney said on Tuesday. The commission shared anonymous testimonies Tuesday from witnesses Jan. 6 detailing mob-type threats from anonymous individuals inside the Trump camp. “What they told me is, as long as I continue to be a team, they know I’m on the team, I do the right thing, I protect those I have to protect, you know, I will continue to do good to the Trump world,” the witness told lawmakers. . Read our full report on this new dimension at the January 6 hearings. Josh Markus 29 June 2022 05:15 1656475506
Eide’s explosive testimony that Trump knew about guns could boost civil lawsuits
A lawyer who is suing Donald Trump and 10 other Democrats said yesterday’s conviction could give a big boost to civil lawsuits against the former president. “The testimony that came today, I think, was a very strong confirmation that Trump knew and expected that the crowd that was gathered was going to engage in violent action directed at the Capitol in order to interfere in the ability to ratify the election.” said Joseph Sellers. He said allegations that Trump knew there were weapons in the crowd were “very relevant” to the civil lawsuits and could hold him responsible for his intention to use violence and threats to force members of Congress to overthrow the election. “This evidence confirms that this was the purpose of Trump’s actions,” he added. Shweta Sharma29 June 2022 05:05 1656474808
John Eastman Rejects January 6 Commission’s attempt to block telephone records
John Eastman, a lawyer linked to Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election, voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit aimed at preventing the Jan. 6 commission from receiving his phone records. In a deposition late Tuesday, Mr Eastman dropped the lawsuit, saying he had received assurances from the commission that it was only to search the call logs and not the content of the messages. The Parliamentary selection committee has long said that it does not have the authority to receive the content of the messages. It happened as he claimed that the FBI stopped him outside a restaurant and snatched his phone. And a new video seems to show the moment the incident happened. Shweta Sharma29 June 2022 04:53 1656472533
ICYMI: Cassidy Hutchinson: Who is the former Meadows assistant who is testifying before the Jan. 6 committee?
The protagonist in the last-minute hearing of a select committee of the House on Tuesday, January 6, was not a top-level confidant, like former White House adviser Pat Shipolone or former Vice President Mike Pence. Instead, it was Cassidy Hutchinson who ousted the Trump administration as a special aide to the president who had been appointed assistant to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Here is Andrew Feinberg’s look at the amazing star witness. Josh Markus 29 June 2022 04:15 1656468933
Another shocking turn (sorry) on Steering Wheelgate
One of the strangest stories from today’s Jan. 6 hearing is that Donald Trump allegedly rushed to the wheel of a presidential limousine when he was upset that his staff was not taking him to the Capitol. The Secret Service said it was working with the commission to find out what happened. However, Bobby Engel, a senior Secret Service agent who protects Donald Trump, and the driver of the presidential limousine are both ready to testify that such an incident never happened, according to NBC News. Josh Markus 29 June 2022 03:15 1656466233
Monica Lewinsky trolls Trump after Jan. 6 hearing
Monica Lewinsky trolled Donald Trump on Tuesday, mocking the former president after a former aide testified that Trump tried to get behind the wheel of a presidential limousine on Jan. 6 when his staff did not take him to the Capitol. Mrs. Lewinsky, no stranger to a high profile self-listening, uses the Ole Guy Looking Past Girlfriend His Other Woman Meme to say what she thought was … well, you can try to resolve it. Slightly stale? Maybe. Strange but strangely appropriate symbol of our extremely online, repetitive, crude politics? Absolutely. Josh Marcus 29 June 2022 02:30 1656464433
Marjorie Taylor Greene and the GOP try and fail to drill holes in Cassidy Hutchinson’s shocking testimony on January 6
A handful of Republicans reacted publicly with contempt on Tuesday after Cassidy Hutchinson’s explosive testimony at a surprise January 6 committee hearing. But as the hearing drew to a close, it became clear that many – including Donald Trump himself – were shuddering at the latest revelations. Ms. Hutchinson is part of a long list of Republicans whose testimony the Jan. 6 committee decided to highlight. The growing chorus of both Trump-linked voices and other Republicans across the country have been deeply involved in the anti-narrative promoted by the GOP leadership at the Capitol, calling the hearings a party witch hunt. On Tuesday, she made a series of shocking remarks about the behavior of both Donald Trump and Mark Mendows, her immediate boss at the White House, where she served as a liaison between the West Wing and the Capitol, a position that makes her famous. face for many Republican lawmakers. Josh Marcus 29 June 2022 02:00 1656459933
Former lawmaker Ken Starr says today’s hearing is a “smoking weapon” in Trump election crime case
A former deputy to Ken Star, the prosecutor who launched the investigation that eventually led to Bill Clinton’s referral to the Monica Lewinsky scandal, says today’s January 6 hearing is the “smoking weapon” that could overthrow Donal. Trump. “There is no doubt that this creates a prima facie case for his criminal guilt on charges of insurgent conspiracy,” said New York Times Deputy Starr Sol Wisenberg and Peter Baker. See more about what conspiracy theories mean. Josh Markus June 29, 2022 00:45
