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
and 51 people dead in the back of the truck in sweltering heat and it happened in the united states of america. let s go outfront. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, a transformative moment in what was some of the most explosive moment in the january 6th hearing to see date. cassidy hutchinson, former top aide to trump s chief of staff mark meadows laid bare just how much trump wanted the crowd to march to the capitol, knowing they were armed, knowing his rally could turn violent. here she is talking about the warning from top white house aide tony ornato. i remember mr. ornato had talked about intelligence reports, coming in and saying we had intel reports saying there could potentially be violence on the 6th. remember tony mentioning knives, guns, in the form of pistols and rifles. bear spray, body armor, spears and flagpoles. spears were one item, flag poles were one item, tony, then relayed something to the effect of and these effing people fastening spears on to
this was an armed group going to the capitol, that s obviously significant, perhaps, scandal for him to say no, i ll continue there anyway. right, right, and of course, you know, we know from what she testified today that she, that he did know they were armed and that she overheard him saying then remove the metal detector and see let them go. they re not there to hurt him. thank you, josh, very much. and next, it s been called the deadliest human smuggling incident in american history. 51 migrants found dead in the back of a sweltering semi truck, horrific details are next. plus, it is election night in micramerica. it s a tuesday, and all eyes on multiple election deniers on the ballot in tonight s contests. skin with itch. it disrupts my skin with rash. bubut now, i can disrupt eczema with rinvovoq. rinvoq is not a steroid, topical, or injection. it s one pill, once a day, that s effective without topical steroids. many taking rinvoq
relaying the warning signs chief of staff and mark meadows willfully ignored time and time again and while it was shocking to white house aides, one former aide of trump i spoke to said it was all 100% believable as well given how chaotic things were behind the scenes at the white house as trump tried to overturn the election results. as an american, i was disgusted. bombshell testimony from surprise witness cassidy hutchinson, a former top aide to white house chief of staff, mark meadows. that evening was the first moment that i remember feeling scared. and nervous, for what could happen on january 6th. hutchinson telling the committee white house officials knew something big was brewing for january 6th, testifying that four days prior, trump s former attorney rudy giuliani claimed
congressman, was jaw-dropping, just to be honest with you and certainly, i, along with many others in this country, of all political persuasions had that feeling. the question for you, though, is do you believe the new information you put forward today, because there was a lot of new information, but does it prove that trump committed a crime? well, you know, checking off my january 6th hat for a minute and putting on my hat as a former prosecutor, what really stands 0 you the to me about the testimony today is that testimony when donald trump was informed that people in the crowd were armed and dangerous, his response was take the magnetometers down. these people don t pose a threat to me, that is, donald trump, take the magnetometers down, i want them to march with me to the capitol, and if you had any question about whether the question knew these people were armed or that they were dangerous, i think it s pretty clear from that testimony today, he knew what a threat they posed