and trusted insider in the trump white house delivered blockbuster testimony before the january 6th committee. painting a damning portrait of an unhinged trump before and during the capitol attack. she described a volatile and irate president who knew the crowd was armed and still wanted them to have access to the capitol. 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 are not here to hurt me. taking the effing mags away, let me people in, they can march the capitol from here. this morning you will hear from an array of attorneys including several former federal prosecutors who will explain why that exchange, the one you just heard there, puts the former president in a different legal category. and there s more. according to hutchinson s testimony former white house counsel pat cipollone warned about the criminal liability trump and others might face saying,
has retained on much of the republican base. more republicans will be asking themselves if this is the person they want as their nominee in 2024. taken as a whole, it was devastating in the extreme and for the congressional committee tasked with investigating the most devastating attack on the u.s. capitol in centuries, hutchinson s testimony puts their probe at a crossroads with important new questions to answer, especially about the role of white house counsel pat cipollone and what he told the ex-presind top trump officials on january 6th and in the days before and after. vice chair liz cheney reiterating the panel s call for cipollone to testify. white house counsel pat cipollone had significant concerns. it s time for sip loan toe testify on the record. any concerns he has about the institutional interest of his prior offers are outweighed by the need for his testimony. punch bowl news is reporting this, quote, the january 6th select committee is likely to subpoena pat c
two developing stories at this hour. one is this ongoing new secretive investigation into what happened in the hallway when 19 officers stood outside during the killing at robb, a congressman explaining his reasoning why this is all so secretive. one person s truth may be different than another person s truth. i think we know this from an investigative process and judicial process. before this committee is willing to announce what we believe is to be factual information, we want to hear from all sides. martha: we know ultimately there s one truth about what happened in that hallway. remember this moment? you re doing nothing! martha: did that moment make the texas governor s race tighter than it was before? in other words, did it help beto o rourke? we ll break that down. lawrence jones host of lawrence jones cross-country saturday at 8:00 p.m. he reported from his home state of texas following that shooting. good to have you with us today. first of all, tell me what
cameras and the country. what does he know, what is he willing to tell the committee? he is appearing under subpoena which adds a wrinkle of uncertainty and how much he will be cooperative. today s hearing will focus on trump s lies about election fraud and how they helped fuel the mob that attacked the capitol on january 6th. we ll hear evidence that trump knew the claims were baseless but spread the lies anyway. a member telling new day it could lead to the potential prosecution of trump. we are laying out a road map for the american people to understand all of the facts and, you know, i think the justice department is watching very closely, like the chairman said, all of the information to the committee as collected will be shared with the department of justice in a way they can evaluate it. and elaine loria says they will show with evidence with not just one congressman, but other congressmen sought pardons from trump. we ve been asked, is there hard evidence? t
brett kavanaugh, why the california man says he made a cross country trip to the justice s home. and this photo highlighting the horrors of the vietnam war, turning 50 years old. the child and the photographer join new day. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is thursday, june 9th. this morning, something new, cnn has learned that the ceos of more than 220 u.s. companies will release a letter today, demanding the senate take immediate action to reduce gun violence. the letter calls gun violence a public health crisis that devastates communities, and costs american taxpayers, employees, employers and communities a staggering $280 billion a year. it does not endorse any specific policy proposals or make any new ones. connecticut senator chris murphy, the lead democratic negotiator in the senate gun safety talks, had this to say on new day moments ago, about the prospects for a breakthrough. i don t think you can be anything other than c