efforts to overturn the 2020 election. let s get starts. kristen holmes is live. a lot of secrecy, kristen and this hearing and this witness and what we could learn today. reporter: kate, that s right, we re told in part that secrecy is actually about concerns about hutchinson s access to the testimony. given the proximity to trump s chief of staff mark meadows also proximity to events and sources described hutchinson as always by meadows side. and given the urgency at which the committee brought this hearing it just goes to show you how explosive they believe that this testimony may be. reporter: her testimony had rattled capitol hill. are you aware of any other reporter: once awe top aide to former white house chief of staff mark meadows, cassidy hutchinson is now a key witness in the house january 6 investigation. giving hours of testimony in multiple sessions. mr. gaetz and mr. brooks, i know, both advocated for blanket pardons of all members involved in that
new information that is both urgent and important. the panel has not revealed any details publicly, but cnn has confirmed through sources that cassidy hutchhutchinson, who wa top aide to white house chief of staff mark meadows will testify today live. hutchinson is considered to be one of the panel s most consequential witnesses due to her proximity to the white house chief of staff, mark meadows, before and on january 6. hutchinson has been interviewed by the select committee at least three times before behind closed doors. clips from those recorded interviews were played during previous hearings. we saw cassidy hutchinson testify on many different parts of then president trump s efforts to overturn the election. remember, this was not just about the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6, it was about various other trump schemes to undermine the democratic election. for example, hutchinson testified to the committee that mark meldadows and rudy giulian were involved in e
six felony counts. this could be a life term, kate. jean, thank you so much. that can be coming any moment now and we ll bring it to you when it does. appreciate it. thank you for being with us at this hour. i m kate bolduan. cnn s special coverage of the capitol insurrection hearing begins right now. we are awaiting the start of a new hearing by the january 6 select committee, roughly announced 24 hours ago. a key witness to many critical events and conversations inside the trump white house is expected to testify today. this is cnn s live coverage, attack on democracy, the january 6 hearings. i m anderson cooper in washington. and i m jake tapper. the rush to hold this hearing and the secrecy surrounding it suggests that the house select committee is about to present
The House Select Committee said it has compiled evidence from more than one thousand closed-door interviews and more than 100,000 documents regarding the January 6 attack on the capitol.