u.s. capitol. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf woblitzer. you re in the situation room. former president trump and one of his top aides, cassidy hutchinson, dropped bombshell after bombshell on live television today. we re told even some trump allies were left speechless. ryan nobles reports on today s hearing and stunning new accounts of trump s actions before and during the insurrection. the moment she was sworn in, cassidy hutchinson, former aide to mark meadows, made it clear she had much to share. that evening was the first moment that i remember feeling scared. and nervous for what could happen. on january 6th. providing unique insight into a chaotic white house in the days leading up to january 6th and apres president who cheered the rioters and she was told desperately wanted to be with him. he said something to the effect of i m the f-ing president. take me up to the capitol now. the president reached u
that hide behind phony claims of privilege or hide because they feel that they can get away with it i think will be damned by history. we re ready to face threats of russian aggression because quite frankly, there is no choice. in light of the log progress the progress we ve together, we support them joining nato. pretty big win for president biden saying the enlargement of that i to is exactly the opposite of what president putin wanted to see. we begin with a remarkable string of revelations in washington. the committee investigating the january 6 riots has presented new damning testimony offering crucial details about president trump s actions in the lead up to and during the attack on the capitol. cassidy hutchinson, a former aide to mark meadows gave her account of the conversations inside the trump white house that day describing just how much trump and his aides knew about the riots and what trump did or didn t do to stop the violence unfolding that day. ryan n
on january 6 was justified legally? no. do you believe in the peaceful transition of power in the united states of america? the fifth. most legal experts say the simple answer to all those questions is no, but michael flynn wasn t the only one doing trump s bidding. cassidy hutchinson revealed how much mark meadows knew about trump s actions. brian todd reports. reporter: cassidy hutchinson s testimony before the january 6 committee painting then chief of staff mark meadows as donald trump s enabler. at one point describing concern inside the white house, including from the white house counsel that meadows wanted trump to go to the capitol with rioters that day. it is my understanding that mr. cipollone thought that mr. meadows was indeed pushing this along with the president. reporter: it was the culmination of mark meadows commitment to help trump try to
indeed, wolf, at a time before and during january 6th, this was a time when mark meadows could have been steering donald trump off of violence at the capitol but was instead focus on the other hand doing trump s bidding, according to top aid cassidy hutchinson who today portrayed mark meadows to someone who played off trump s worst instincts for his own ambition. testifying before the committee today, painting then chief of staff mark meadows as donald trump s enabler, at one point describing concern inside the white house that meadows wanted trump to go to the capitol with riders that day. mr. cipolloni thought he was pu p pushing this along with the president. to help overturn the 2020 results, in late november 2020, meadows sent empassioned text to ginny thomas, right wing