efforts to overturn the 2020 election. let s get starts. kristen holmes is live. a lot of secrecy, kristen and this hearing and this witness and what we could learn today. reporter: kate, that s right, we re told in part that secrecy is actually about concerns about hutchinson s access to the testimony. given the proximity to trump s chief of staff mark meadows also proximity to events and sources described hutchinson as always by meadows side. and given the urgency at which the committee brought this hearing it just goes to show you how explosive they believe that this testimony may be. reporter: her testimony had rattled capitol hill. are you aware of any other reporter: once awe top aide to former white house chief of staff mark meadows, cassidy hutchinson is now a key witness in the house january 6 investigation. giving hours of testimony in multiple sessions. mr. gaetz and mr. brooks, i know, both advocated for blanket pardons of all members involved in that
hutchinson is now a key witness in the house january 6 investigation. giving hours of testimony in multiple sessions. mr. gaetz and mr. brooks, i know, both advocated for blanket pardons of all members involved in that meeting and a handful of members that weren t at the december 21st meeting as the preemptive pardons. mr. brooks did, and mr. reporter: hutchenson worked closely with meadows in the white house. sitting in on meetings and at times serving as a liaison between the former president s right hand and those seeks to reach him. representative biggs and perry 16ed seeking pardons. it proved critical. did you hear the white house counsel say that this plan to have alternate elects meet and cast votes for donald trump in states that he had lost was not