On Tuesday, the sixth day of hearings was submitted to the committee investigating the circumstances of the riots. Details of the former president’s behavior on the day of the uprising came to light on Tuesday when aid workers told their version of events.
During the riots, four people died and more than 100 police officers were injured, with one dying the next day and another four dying by suicide in the aftermath of the events.
Cassidy Hutchinson, 25, appeared at the trial via live stream and served as a senior assistant to Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows.
She described the president as frustrated that his details would not take him to the Capitol as the riots were going on.
Ms Hutchinson quoted Trump as saying, “I am the slightest president, take me to the Capitol now.”
According to her testimony, the former president had to be restrained and controlled by a secret service agent after Trump tried to grab Agent Robert Engel’s neck from the back seat.
It was also said that the then President tried to grab the steering wheel of his limousine.
Trump and his chief of staff were apparently unaffected by the siege of the Capitol and the shouts of “hang Mike Pence!”
Ms Hutchinson testified that Mr. Meadows said Trump “thinks Mike deserves it”.
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During the riots, Trump tweeted about Pence’s inefficiency in challenging Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
The former top aide also said senior staff at the White House and Trump confidants had dismissed the threats of violence ahead of the riots.
In response to the fact that he was told that his supporters were carrying guns outside the White House, the president apparently responded by saying: “I do not care if they have weapons. They are not here to hurt me. ”
Days before the January 2 riots, Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani asked Ms Hutchinson: “Are you excited for the 6th? This is going to be a wonderful day. We’re going to the Capitol. The president will be there. “
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I added, “Things can get really, really bad on January 6th.”
The former assistant said: “That night was the first moment I remember being scared and nervous about what happened on January 6th.”
The former president tweeted about Ms Hutchinson’s testimony, saying she was “bad news” and “I hardly know who this person, Cassidy Hutchinson, is, except that I have heard many negative things about her”.