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justice. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in the situation room. we begin with new evidence that at least one trump ally attempted to influence the january 6 committees star witness, fearing what cassidy hutchinson would reveal to the panel and to the nation. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles is working the story. >> reporter: new information tonight about the january 6th committees star witness, cassidy hut...

Scaramucci was still in charge of white house communications even though he had never actually been hired by the white house. he was the only white house communications director who was in charge of all the communications without having been hired. friday night on this program, i said that the incoming white house chief of staff would face a very clear challenge on monday, today. >> i think we have a test for general kelly on day one, and that is exactly how many minutes does it take him to yank...

He has to be the gatekeeper. theres no way that the moocher can report directly to donald trump, or this will be -- this will fail. >> look, gene, i think we have a test for general kelly on day one, and that is exactly how many minutes does it take him to yank those white house credentials off the neck of anthony scaramucci because if scaramucci works in that white house, by definition general kelly has failed to control that white house. >> i actually believe thats true. certainly he cant repo...

Can report directly to donald trump, or this will be -- this will fail. >> look, gene, i think we have a test for general kelly on day one, and that is exactly how many minutes does it take him to yank those white house credentials off the neck of anthony scaramucci because if scaramucci works in that white house, by definition general kelly has failed to control that white house. >> i actually believe thats true. certainly he cant report directly to the president. if scaramucci is around, hes g...

House. he was the only white house communications director who was in charge of all the communications without having been hired. friday night on this program, i said that the incoming white house chief of staff would face a very clear challenge on monday, today. >> i think we have a test for general kelly on day one, and that is exactly how many minutes does it take him to yank those white house credentials off the neck of anthony scaramucci because if scaramucci works in that white house, by d...

This cannot work unless the chief of staff has authority as first among equals. he has to be the gatekeeper. theres no way that the moocher can report directly to donald trump, or this will be -- this will fail. >> look, gene, i think we have a test for general kelly on day one, and that is exactly how many minutes does it take him to yank those white house credentials off the neck of anthony scaramucci because if scaramucci works in that white house, by definition general kelly has failed to co...