January 6 testimony puts Donald Trump in even greater peril | First Thing
Former president and senior aides face exposure over knowledge that supporters were armed and intended to march on Capitol. Plus, boost your mood with exercise
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Donald Trump and his two closest advisers could face widening criminal exposure over the Capitol attack after the ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified about their potentially unlawful conduct to the House January 6 select committee at a special hearing on Tuesday.
What did Hutchinson say was Trump's response to the supporters having weapons? According to her, he said: I don't fucking care that they have weapons. They're not here to hurt me. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here. Let the people in. Take the fucking mags [magnetometers] away."
What are the key takeaways from latest January 6 hearing? The sixth hearing heard from just one witness but presented a series of explosive revelations. Here are the key points from an extraordinary two hours on Capitol Hill.
Did Maxwell show remorse? She did not offer much in the way of an apology for her actions and attempted to pin all the blame on Epstein.
What did the victims say? The victims who addressed Judge Alison Nathan described harrowing abuse at the hands of Maxwell and Epstein and the long-term emotional impact that still haunts them.
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