Trump Knew His Supporters Had Guns as He Targeted US Capitol, Jan. 6 Panel Told
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Former President Donald Trump knew some of his supporters were armed when he told them to head to march on the US Capitol, a former top aide to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows testified Tuesday.
Cassidy Hutchinson told the House Jan. 6 committee that Trump ahead of his rally that day was unhappy that some of his supporters weren’t able to get in and blamed magnetometers set up by the Secret Service.