A former Trump White House security official said that there were fears that if President Donald Trump marched to the Capitol on January 6 that a 'coup' could be underway.
Former White House aide and assistant to Mark Meadows, Chief of Staff to President Donald TrumpThe unnamed official testified that if Trump went to the Capitol it would move to an "insurrection."A former Trump White House security official said that there were fears that if President Donald Trump marched to the Capitol on January 6 that a "coup" could be underway.
Crucially, the security official's testimony appears to confirm what former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson previously told the panel. Hutchinson said that Trump was aware that armed supporters were trying to attend his January 6 rally and didn't care.The security official said it was clear to those around Trump that there could be serious trouble if the president marched to the Capitol as he said during his January 6 speech.
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