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Trump tried to drive the presidential car to join the Capitol Raiders.  Testimony of a former advisor

Trump tried to drive the presidential car to join the Capitol Raiders. Testimony of a former advisor

  • Mariana Sanches – mariana_sanches
  • From BBC News Brazil in Washington

Cassidy Hutchinson

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Former White House Counsel Cassidy Hutchinson Testifying Before Congress About the Invasion of the Capitol

Donald Trump knew his supporters were armed when, in a speech, he urged them to march to the US Congress on January 6, 2021, in the episode that ended with the Capitol invasion and five dead.

And the then-president, at the end of his rally, was not intending to return to the White House, but rather to join the congressional protesters. For this, he even tried to take the wheel of the car that was driving him back to the presidential residence.

These are the key statements of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, whose testimony before the congressional committee investigating the January 6 incident was released Tuesday, 6/28.

According to Hutchinson, both Trump and his closest aides were aware of the violent potential of that demonstration scheduled to take place in the US capital, as Trump intended to repeat his accusations – without evidence – that the 2020 presidential election had been rigged and that he, Democrat Joe Biden, would be the real president-elect. for the country.