Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: Trump raged at aides as riot unfolded, unfazed by warnings of violence, according to testimony
Cassidy Hutchinson was the surprise witness at the Jan. 6 hearing, which offered fresh revelations about Trump’s actions on the day rioters stormed the Capitol.
WASHINGTON — It was well known before the House Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday that Donald Trump has a temper. Nor was it a state secret that the ex-president berates aides and fumes when things don’t go his way.
What wasn’t known is the full extent of Trump’s rage as he saw his power and presidency slip away on Jan. 6, 2021.
Americans know a lot more now.
Cassidy Hutchinson was the surprise witness at the Jan. 6 committee’s hastily called hearing, which offered fresh revelations about Trump’s actions on the day rioters stormed the Capitol. As a top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, she worked at a desk near the Oval Office and was in position to hear and see plenty.
Hutchinson was with Trump right before he delivered his Jan. 6 speech urging the crowd to march to the Capitol. She saw firsthand his profane outbursts and once said she cleaned up a mess he had caused — quite literally.
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