A bit over a month since the first official hearing regarding the capitol riots on January 6th, 2021, former Trump Administration White House advisor Steve Bannon has finally agreed to testify at the hearings after not cooperating initially. While Bannon was fired from his position in 2017 amid speculation that he did not get along well with other members of staff as well as Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, he has now been brought back into the public eye during his contempt of Congress trial.
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Crucial Testimony by Cassidy Hutchinson At Jan. 6th Hearings
The January 6th hearings, investigating the nature of the capitol riots last January following the win of Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, have been going on since early June and are expected to continue into July. Many former staff members of Trump declined to testify against him— until yesterday’s sixth meeting, during which Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to the White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, officially testified. Hutchinson shared her intel regarding the lies that have been told by Trump and his administration in relation to the claims that they were unaware of what was going to take place on Jan. 6th, as well as the level of violence and destruction.
Capitol Riot Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Charges
Michael A. Riley has become the first police officer charged with allegedly attempting to help a rioter present at the January 6th Capitol riot.
