The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack heard testimony that then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told colleagues former President Donald Trump reacted approvingly to rioters chanting about hanging former Vice President Mike Pence, The New York Times reports.
People familiar with the matter told the Times at least one person provided this information to the committee, and Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Meadows, confirmed the account. The Times notes it isn't clear the tone Trump used when talking about the chants. When asked by the Times for comment, a lawyer for Meadows said he has "every reason to believe" this recounting "is untrue."
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