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The Associated Press reports:
Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump’s White House, told the House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Tuesday that Trump was informed that people rallying on the mall that morning had weapons but he told officials to “let my people in” and march to the Capitol.
Hutchinson quoted Trump as directing his staff, in profane terms, to take away the magnetometers that he thought would slow down supporters who’d gathered in Washington. In videotaped testimony played before the committee, she recalled the former president saying words to the effect of: ”“I don’t f-in’ care that they have weapons.”
“They’re not here to hurt me. Take the f-in’mags away. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here,” Hutchinson testified.
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This is devastating testimony from Hutchinson: Trump knew people in the crowd were there with weapons, and knew people were there willing to cause harm. He just didn’t care because they weren’t there to harm him.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 28, 2022
Hutchinson: Trump, knowing about reports of armed attendees, wanted metal detectors removed because he wanted people to come through even with weapons, so it wouldn’t look empty—“he was furious”
— Roger Sollenberger found true love, suckers (@SollenbergerRC) June 28, 2022
Trump was upset that the metal detectors were influencing his crowd size so he demanded they take “the f’ing mags” and that he didn’t care if they had weapons and they could march to the Capitol from there pic.twitter.com/OTzf29jLZY
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 28, 2022
“I don’t effing care that they have weapons,” Trump said, per Hutchinson. He insisted on letting them in anyway, because they weren’t there to hurt *him.*
*After* all this, Trump directed the mob to target his VP and pressure him into helping disrupt the transition. Incredible.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 28, 2022
Hutchinson says that Trump was told that people had AR-15s, knives, bear spray, etc and intended to occupy fed buildings—and he still directed the mob at Mike Pence.
He must be prosecuted. pic.twitter.com/XetXW1hXeG
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) June 28, 2022
Rep. Liz Cheney says 1/6 committee has learned that people who chose to enter the enclosed area for Trump’s speech were screened and found to have weapons, including pepper spray, knives, brass knuckles, Tasers, body armor, gas masks, and more.
Others chose not to be screened. pic.twitter.com/Phgo4XqJAB
— The Recount (@therecount) June 28, 2022
“You know, I don’t f’ing care that they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me. Take the F’ing mags away. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here. Let the people in. Take the F’ing mags away.” — Donald Trump on Jan. 6, per Cassidy Hutchinson
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 28, 2022
Hutchinson testifies that on Jan 2, Giuliani met with Meadows and then told her that on January 6 “we’re going to the Capitol.” Meadows then told her something like, “things might get real, real bad on January 6” pic.twitter.com/Ah9SKAiPTL
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 28, 2022
Cheney plays police radio transmissions from January 6 indicating that people had AR-15s near the Ellipse pic.twitter.com/TcUzAMVucj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 28, 2022