times, this is a relatively new development that was triggered by cassidy hutchinson s testimony last month. the times says a number of hutchinson s key assertion, including the idea that trump knew his supporters were armed and wanted to lead them to the capital, were new to investigators. quote, in conversations at the department the day after ms. hutchinson s appearance, some of which included deputy attorney general lisa monaco, officials talked about the pressure that the testimony created to scrutinize mr. trump s potential criminal liability and whether he intended to break the law. ms. hutchinson s disclosure seemed to have opened a path to broaching the most sensitive topic of all, mr. trump s own actions ahead of the attack. exploring the link between the former president and the extremists who traveled to d.c. on the 6th. axios has learned the committee has evidence that some pro trump groups were planning to come closer to the date of the inauguration but chang
violent actions. you ll also hear from stephen ayres who was directly influenced by president trump s tweet to travel to washington for a day he said would be wild. and there is immense pressure on the committee today in what could be a put up or shut up moment to prove to the nation that there is a direct link between former president donald trump and those extremists responsible for the chaos at the capitol. there s a lot of expectation on new video clips of former white house counsel pat cipollone from his nearly eight-hour deposition last week. what did he tell the committee about what he advised the president on and around january 6th, and what did he corroborate from the testimony of others, specifically cassidy hutchinson. ladies, listen, just to get us up to speed on what we have seen so far, there s been a number of hearings, a number of weeks between them, just to catch us all up. remember the first one started with him knowing that he lost, being told that he los
good day, everyone. this is andrea mitchell in washington joined by hallie jackson and katy tur in new york. as we get ready for what could be another explosive day of testimony during the january 6th committee s seventh public hearing. today the focus will ganss shift from former president trump s relentless push to get state governments to overturn the election and the justice department to intervene to the coordinated efforts by far-right extremist militia groups to overtake the capitol and stop the electoral count on january 6th and whether they were inspired by mr. trump s call to action in a december 19th tweet. that s right. so let s talk about some of the big moments to watch for in today s hearing. there s a couple of them. first, you ve got live testimony from a former top spokesperson from the oath keepers on how these groups radicalize members to the point of doing what we saw on january 6th, these