a ton of hearsay it seemed like an audition tape that wasn t going well for her. she is an extremely junior low level aid, i don t think i ever had a conversation with her. the woman is living in fantasy land. she is a social climber. some whack job can say the stuff and get away with it, i hardly knew her. good morning, a disorderly july the 2nd, i am ali velshi. welcome to a special hour of velshi where we will dive into a close look at the week from the january six committee, from the damning allegations leveled during a surprise deshaun featuring a white house staffer who was at times just feet away from the president on january 6th, to the flurry of activity set off by those allegations. a crucial conversation about what it means to be a whistleblower in donald trump s republican party, with someone who has paid the price for telling the truth. but, we begin with a new, voice and who star witness with the most in the intimate details we have learned so far abou
good evening, i m kate bolduan in for erin burnett, outfront tonight, trump s tyrade, seeming to back up part of cassidy cassidy hutchinson s testimony, two secret service staffers saying more than a year, stories have been circulating about trump s behavior before and on january 6th, including how an angry donald trump demanded to go to the capitol with supporters after his speech at the white house and when the secret service said no and trump didn t get his way, said to have berated his security detail, saying something similar to, i m the effing president of the united states, you can t tell me what to do, which aligns with what hutchinson said under oath that she was told. the president said something to the effect of, i m the effing president, take me to the capitol now, to which bobby responded, sir, we have to go back to the west wing. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engel grabbed his arm, said sir, you
about rinvoq. learn how abbvie can help you save. explosive testimony today about what trump and those close to him knew heading into the insurrection. aide to former white house chief of staff publicly testifying trump was told his supporters were armed but said they re not here to hurt me. cnn ryan nobles has more. from the moment she was sworn in, cat hssidy hutchinson made clear she had much to share. the first moment i remember feeling scared. and nervous for what could happen. on january 6. providing unique insight into a chaotic white house in the days leading up to january 6. and a president who cheered on the rioters. and she says she was told desperately wanted to be with them. the president said something to the effect of i m the f ing president. take me to the president now. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. angle grabbed his arm. said sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we re
happening on the hill, and it s something that i still struggle to work through. the emotions of that. joining us now is olivia troye, former top aide to vice president mike pence. she attended the hearing today. she is a former colleague of cassidy hutchinson. olivia, i just want to read for the audience the tweet that she was just talking about. it was donald trump tree tweeting at 20 4 pm on the capitol, and that was being televised, he was watching it. he tweeted, mike pence didn t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our constitution, giving states a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. usa demands the truth! and so, donald trump further endangered mike pence s life with that tweet. and what cassidy hutchinson seems to be saying is, we knew. she knew that that tweet was further endangering the vice president. yeah, and i can only imagine i
have the courage to do what needed to be done? i do. what was your reaction when you saw this tweet? as a staffer that works to always represent the administration to the best of my ability and to showcase the good things he had done for the country, i remember feeling frustrated, disappointed and really it felt personal. i was really sad. as an american, i was disgused. it was unpatriotic, it was un-american. we were watching the capitol building get defaced over a lie. it was something that was really hard in that moment to digest knowing what i ve been hearing down the hall, the conversations that were happening, seeing that tweet come up and knowing what was happening on the hill. and it s something that i still struggle to work through the emotions of that. again, it was a 24-year-old aide to the white house chief of staff who was disgusted. it was a 24-year-old aide to the white house chief of staff who said this was un-american, not the alleged leaders of our c