An Explosive Jan. 6 Hearing

<p>On Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, Cassidy Hutchinson was at work in the White House alongside her boss, Mark Meadows, then the chief of staff.</p><p>Her stunning testimony has provided a fly-on-the-wall account of what Mr. Trump knew about the events that day.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/luke-broadwater?smid=pc-thedaily">Luke Broadwater</a>, a congressional reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Ms. Hutchinson’s evidence made her<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/us/cassidy-hutchinson-trump.html"> one of the most forceful and compelling witnesses</a> to reveal details about Mr. Trump’s bizarre and violent behavior.</li><li>The revelations could<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/us/politics/trump-legal-risk-jan-6.html"> nudge Mr. Trump closer to facing criminal charges</a>, legal experts said.</li><li>Here’s<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/us/cassidy-hutchinson-trump-jan-6.html"> a timeline of the key scenes</a> in Ms. Hutchinson’s testimony.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>