Hutchinson Says Trump Was Warned of Potential Violence, Didn’t Care: “They’re Not Here to Hurt Me”

In explosive testimony Tuesday, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, revealed new details to the January 6 select committee about the events leading up to the “Stop the Steal” rally. She indicated that then-President Donald Trump and his inner circle, which included personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, expected the event to grow violent and did little to stop it. Hutchinson described how Trump demanded that the Secret Service allow his supporters wielding weapons to enter the Ellipse in order to make his rally seem better attended. “They’re not here to hurt me,” Trump said in dismissing safety concerns, Hutchinson testified. We feature her extended remarks. #DemocracyNow

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