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
do a little pole vaulting here. ryan, that s kind of the long game. let me bring it back to the hearing we re going to see in about an hour and 45 minutes. so much of the hearings previously have hung on the credibility of previous witnesses, and i would say notably hutchinson, who was so impressive and so detailed. like many before her, she also had been very loyal to donald trump. tell us what we know about today s witnesses, their loyalty, their credibility. one of the witnesses is actually a former member of the oepgt keepers, the reformed member, so to speak, who is going to offer an historical look at the oath keepers as an organization. he s been out of the oath keepers for a while. so i don t think we re going to hear anything directly about january 6th. the one i m really interested in is stephen aiers, a january 6th defendant. when news of his testimony came up, i was speaking with online sleuths who are concerned about this. he s a wildcard, the idea of putting someone i