really telling, jake, because it shows that trump is still in command of this party. republicans were afraid to speak up against him. and meanwhile, gop leaders have been absolutely silent, even though they had quite a lot to say in the immediate aftermath of january 6th, and that includes kevin mccarthy, the house gop leader who was cited yesterday in the testimony as being one of the people who was deeply concerned by the idea of trump coming to the capitol on january 6th. yeah. and it s interesting because donald trump has really been taking it on the chin from conservative media after yesterday s hearing. i m not talking about the dead enders on the other chandal, but people in conservative editorial boards and such. tell us more about that. really tough headlines for trump. i want to tick through a few of them. the wall street journal editorial board said, republicans should not look away from the compelling evidence. the conservative washington examiner called tru
[ music playing ] we begin with fallout from the damming and most alarming testimony yet in the january 6th investigation. we have new reaction to what cassidy hutchinson said under oath and the possible criminal consequences for former president trump. we got a new statement a little while ago from cassidy hutchinson s lawyer. reporter: that s right, wolf, this comes as she is receiving criticism from her fellow republicans and those closely aligned with the former president donald trump, hutchinson is not backing down. she stands by all of the testimony that she provided yesterday under oath. and that testimony she provided, washington, it was very damming for donald trump and those close to his orbit. one day after a bombshell hearing featuring former white house aide cassidy hutchinson, tonight one senior how republican telling cnn this testimony will lead to indictment. pointing to white house chief of staff mark meadows and possibly even trump. the january 6th select
pat cipollone. the testimony by exwhite house aide cassidy hutchinson revealed new information about cipollone s actions and fears on january 6th. brian todd is looking at all of this for us. as we seen in the past, the top legal adviser can play a pivotal role. one expert we interviewed said the white house counsel is at the heart of almost every major initiative the president engages in. the role is to regard on legal strategy. we learned of pat cipollone and another famous case, they can get drawn into so much more. former white house counsel john dean appears before the committee and gifts explosive testimony for the planning of the break-in, coverup and criminal activity undertaken by his former boss president richard nixon and his aides. i began telling the president, there was a cancer growing on the presidency. reporter: dean was
taking the dramatic step of issuing a sa ubpoena to the forr white house counsel pat cippalone. his name popped up repeatedly yesterday. cassidy hutchison repeatedly discussed his concerns about the former president trump s conduct in and around the events of january 6th, the warnings he gave the former president not only 57b89 the way they conducted themselves on january 6th, but their attempts to overturn the election results leading up to january 6th. this is the statement just issued by the committee chairman bennie thompson, saying the select committee has evidence that they raised legal concerns about president trump s activities on january 6th and they talk about why they want to ask him specific questions about what he knew during that time frame under oath. and they also say this, wolf, which is very important at the end of their statement.
house aide cassidy hutchinson, tonight one senior how republican telling cnn this testimony will lead to indictment. pointing to white house chief of staff mark meadows and possibly even trump. the january 6th select committee signaling their investigation and what they have to reveal is far from done. we have serious concerns if you go up to the capitol that day. reporter: hutchinson delivered close to two hours of conduct by the former president and his closest advisers that could be damaging politically and open the door to legal liability. mr. cipollone said something to the effect of, please make sure you don t go up to the capitol, cassidy. keep in touch with me. we will get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that happen. reporter: they are zeroing in on pat cipollone, at the center of much of hutchinson s