So, Cassidy Hutchinson thought her lawyer was more interested in defending Trump than

in defending her.

The lead starts right now.

In their own words, stunning testimony revealed a new transcripts out yesterday and today

from the January 6th Committee, star witnesses, star witness Cassidy Hutchinson, among them,

admitting she was pressured to not talk by her first lawyer paid by the Trump Superpack

Inter final straw was with him when he suggested she risk a contempt of Congress charge.

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And welcome to the lead.

I'm Jake Tapo.

We begin today in our politics lead in a treasure trove of interview transcripts newly released

from the January 6th Committee's long awaited and still, as of right now, unreleased final

report, including the full testimony from the panel star witness, former Trump White

House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, in which she details pressure from her first Trump-all-aligned

lawyer, Stephen Pasantino, to not cooperate with the Committee even at the risk of being

held in contempt of Congress.

Hutchinson telling the Committee, quote, it wasn't just that I had Stephen sitting next

to me.

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