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Pronouncements, repeatedly invoking their fifth amendment rights. and refusing to answer any questions from the committee. cnn s sara murray is looking into all of the transcripts revealing, including new aspects of the committee s closed doors depositions. reporter: new details about the pressure campaign of blockbuster witness. i overheard the president something like, i don t care that they have weapons. they re not here to hurt me. take the f ing mags away. reporter: as she fought to share details investigating january 6. former white house aide cassie hutchinson told that her previous attorney stefan passantino alleged misled her. and paston tino said, according to hutchinson s testimony and he allegedly advised her to stop talking to the committee saying ....
Face prd i overheard the president say something to the effect of, i don t care that they have weapons, they re not here to hurt me, take the effing bags away. reporter: as she fought to convey details, cassidy hutchinson told the committee her first attorney, cnn identified as former white house ethics lawyer stefan passentino, allegedly encouraged her to deceive congress and downplay events of january 6th. the less you remember, the better, he said according to hutchinson s testimony and allegedly advised her to stop talking to the committee saying contempt is a small risk. hutchinson said the attorney, paid for by allies of former president trump, never explicitly told her to lie. i don t want you to perjure yourself, but i don t recall isn t perjury, they don t know what you can and can t recall. we are concerned that she s efforts may have been a strategy to prevent the committee from ....