WH Aide Testifies to Jan. 6 Committee That Trump Wanted to Go to the Capitol and Knew Protesters Were Armed

This week, in a surprise hearing from the Jan. 6 committee, we heard from Cassidy Hutchinson who was an aide to WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.   At the hearing she detailed many instances that Trump knew of the possible violence at the Capitol and some examples of extreme anger from the president too.  She told a story about Trump grabbing the steering wheel of his security detail demanding that they take him to the Capitol and also an instance when he threw a plate at the wall after William Barr said there was no fraud in the election.  Julia Manchester, national political reporter at The Hill, joins us for what, if anything legally may come from the hearings.

Next, since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, trigger laws in various states have been put into effect and focus has been turned to providing continued access for women if needed.  What we are seeing is an uptick in demand for abortion pills, which could also set up new legal battles in states with those bans.  Also known as medication abortion, it accounted for 54% of all abortions in 2020 because it is less invasive, less expensive and pills can be received by mail.  Pam Belluck, health and science reporter at the NY Times, joins us for what to know.

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