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There are signs that Cassidy Hutchinson's devastating testimony to the January 6 panel on Tuesday has left a number of supporters of Donald Trump and conservative media outlets realizing they can no longer defend the former president's actions.
Hutchinson, a former top aide to ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, made damaging allegations against Trump during a House committee hearing.
These include claims that Trump was aware that some of his supporters were armed on January 6 but he didn't care as "they're not here to hurt me." After being told about people at the Ellipse rally carrying weapons, Trump still urged his supporters to march to the Capitol where the Electoral College certification ceremony was taking place.
Hutchinson also testified that Trump was so irate that he could not join his supporters at the Capitol as the insurrection was taking place that he tried to grab the steering wheel of the presidential limousine, known as "The Beast" and lunged at a Secret Service agent who attempted to calm him down.
While there remain hardline Trump supporters who still stand by the former president and dismissed Hutchinson's testimony as "hearsay," others who previously defended him have started to change their tune.
Mick Mulvaney, Trump's former Acting Chief of Staff, explicitly stated that he can no longer support Trump in the wake of Hutchinson's testimony.
"I've been defending the president against the charges of incitement to riot. I've seen the same speech he's given dozens of times. I've seen him accused of trying to foment violence with no violence coming as a result, so I've been defending him," Mulvaney told CBS Mornings on Wednesday.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jan6-cassidy-hutchinson-testimony-capitol-1720510
Hutchinson, a former top aide to ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, made damaging allegations against Trump during a House committee hearing.
These include claims that Trump was aware that some of his supporters were armed on January 6 but he didn't care as "they're not here to hurt me." After being told about people at the Ellipse rally carrying weapons, Trump still urged his supporters to march to the Capitol where the Electoral College certification ceremony was taking place.
Hutchinson also testified that Trump was so irate that he could not join his supporters at the Capitol as the insurrection was taking place that he tried to grab the steering wheel of the presidential limousine, known as "The Beast" and lunged at a Secret Service agent who attempted to calm him down.
While there remain hardline Trump supporters who still stand by the former president and dismissed Hutchinson's testimony as "hearsay," others who previously defended him have started to change their tune.
Mick Mulvaney, Trump's former Acting Chief of Staff, explicitly stated that he can no longer support Trump in the wake of Hutchinson's testimony.
"I've been defending the president against the charges of incitement to riot. I've seen the same speech he's given dozens of times. I've seen him accused of trying to foment violence with no violence coming as a result, so I've been defending him," Mulvaney told CBS Mornings on Wednesday.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jan6-cassidy-hutchinson-testimony-capitol-1720510
