Trump’s intel director feared Jan. 6: ‘He expressed concern it could spiral out of control’
Donald Trump's last director of national intelligence was deeply concerned about the former president's effort to overturn his election loss, according to new testimony from a former White House aide. Cassidy Hutchinson, the top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified Tuesday before the House Select Committee that she grew fearful about Jan. 6, 2021, as she learned more about the planning. RELATED: ‘Really, really bad’: Mark Meadows was worried about Jan. 6 violence when Rudy announced Capitol plans "My understanding is that Director Ratcliffe didn't want much to do with the post-election period," Hutchinson testified. He had expressed concern that it could spiral out of control and potentially be dangerous, either in our democracy or for the way that things were going on the 6th, trying to fight the results of the election, finding missing ballots, pressuring -- filing lawsuits in certain state where there did not seem to be significant evidence and reaching out to legislatures about -- that's pretty much the way the White House is handling the post-election period.
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