Unpublished testimony blew up the defense of US President Donald Trump on charges related to the US Capitol uprising, the French newspaper "Figaro" writes, quoted by BTA.

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Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, described scenes and conversations she witnessed.

According to her, then-President Trump was well informed about the situation, but nevertheless tried to join his armed supporters heading to the US Congress building.

Her testimony of her conversations with Meadows and Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, removes any ambiguity as to whether Trump's entourage was aware of the potentially explosive nature of the situation.

Four days earlier, Giuliani had told her that Trump would be with his supporters who would head to the Capitol.

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Hutchinson also recalls that the names of two far-right groups, the Proud Boys and the Oat Keepers, were mentioned in the talks, many members of which were arrested and charged with conspiracy.

Trump also wanted the metal detectors removed from the site of the rally, where he spoke to his supporters.

He expressed dissatisfaction that some of them would not want to go through the detectors because they were carrying weapons, the Irish Times reported.

"Remove the damn metal detectors. Let my people go. From here, they can head for the Capitol. Let the people go. Get the damn metal detectors," Trump said in a conversation Hutchinson overheard.

The then President of the United States attacked the head of his security, Robert Engle, who did not allow him to go to his supporters gathered in front of the Capitol, the French newspaper Le Monde writes.

"Security is not guaranteed. We are coming back," the security chief said.

"I'm the damn president, take me to the Capitol!" Trump ordered in response, trying to gain control of the presidential limousine.

When Engle grabbed his arm to stop him, the president grabbed his security chief by the neck, Cassidy Hutchinson said, recounting what he had heard from limousine Anthony Ornato, the Trump administration's chief of operations.

Upon his return to the White House, Trump threw his lunch on the wall.

Hutchinson's testimony shows that Trump is wrong.

The question is whether voters will listen, the Washington Post reported, recalling that the former president has every chance of being one of the candidates - and may even be a favorite - in the 2024 presidential election.

Voters remember in pink the weather with lower inflation and lower gasoline prices.

But Hutchinson's testimony showed how dangerous it is to have a megalomaniac in the White House, the publication emphasizes.

Unfortunately, it may be that not enough Americans are paying attention to these testimonies.

Republican voters remain fascinated by Trump and his baseless conspiracy theories, and Republicans are afraid to do anything that might anger them.

Voters may want to send a message of dissatisfaction with the status quo.

But inflation will pass, wages will rise and supply chains will adapt.

The consequences of a possible re-empowerment of an unbalanced person, after Trump did not suffer serious consequences for an attempt to overthrow the democratic order, may be forever, the American edition writes.

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