hmmm. -morning, jen. no sleep again? i don t think coffee is your answer today. you think? my data shows you re not off to a good start. what? so a week of explosive testimony and damming new evidence from the january 6 select committee revealing what then president trump and his allies knew heading into january 6. i want to bring in former d.c. police officer. who defended our capitol on one of the darkest days in history. thank you for joining us this evening. you have some pretty specific feelings after hearing then
two hours of explosive testimony about donald trump s actions and state of mind on january 6th are raising some new legal questions. former white house aide cassidy hutchinson revealed that white house lawyer pat cipollone was worried that he along with trump s entire team would face multiple criminal charges if the former president joined the rioters at the capitol. now, republican congresswoman liz cheney is now ramping up the pressure on cipollone to testify. hutchinson also said the president knew his supporters were armed and sent him to the capitol anyway. i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i overheard the president say something to the effect of, you know, i don t effing care that they have weapons. they re not here to hurt me. take the effing mags away. let my people in. they can march to the capitol from here. melanie zanona is on capitol hill, and cnn national security correspondent josh campbell is with us. how are republican lawmakers reacting to everything
obviously that new information in the past few minutes kind of changes the dynamic of at least one of those stories your thoughts on the testimony today and what it means big picture? well, it was the most explosive testimony we have heard so far in the committee. there was story after story. you know, the throwing the food at the wall, the secret service car, et cetera, et cetera. but, the really important thing to pointed out about the secret service story which is the most serious of anything laid out today that the president would physically lunge at the secret service to get them to go to the capitol that is second hand and she was explicit about that. she wasn t in that car. so, it raises questions about why the committee knowing it was second hand testimony would not present their firsthand corroboration together with that second hand testimony because
when it came to amber s most explosive testimony, the sexual assault, the epstein pointed out the allegations only came up after her divorce. in court, attorney camille vázquez pulled no punches. you testified you blood from your vagina as a result of the sexual assault. yes. there aren t any medical records reflecting that you sought to medical treatment for any of these injuries, are there? i did not seek medical treatment after australia, no. not for the rape? no. i did not want to tell anyone. there s no experience like cross-examined. what was that experience like for you? it was one of the scariest, most intimidating things for anybody. talking about sexual violence, not being believed, being called a liar, being
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