NEW: Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as a senior aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, is slated to testify Tuesday at a last-minute hearing scheduled by the Jan. 6 committee, three sources tell NBC News.
Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as a senior aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, is slated to testify Tuesday at a last-minute hearing scheduled by the Jan. 6 committee, three sources tell NBC News., Hutchinson told investigators that a group of GOP lawmakers had sought presidential pardons following the insurrection at the Capitol, including Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Mo Brooks of Alabama.Punchbowl News was first to report Hutchinson as the expected witness.
The committee had previously said it would take a break on its presentation of evidence to the public until mid-July. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET, according to an advisory the committee sent out Monday.Kristen Welker is chief White House correspondent for NBC News.