By — Gabrielle Hays Gabrielle Hays Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-gen-mike-flynn-pleaded-the-fifth-when-asked-about-jan-6-insurrection Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Gen. Mike Flynn pleaded the Fifth when asked if Jan. 6 violence was justified Politics Jun 28, 2022 3:30 PM EDT Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified on June 28 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings in their sixth public hearing. Watch the moment in the player above. During the hearing, the committee played a video deposition from Gen. Mike Flynn, who served for a short time as National Security Advisor under President Donald Trump. During his deposition Flynn repeatedly pleaded the Fifth when asked whether he thought the violence on Jan. 6 was justified and whether he believed in the peaceful transition of power. WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 6 The hearing was unexpectedly announced a week after the Jan. 6 committee said they were taking a break until the month of July. In the year since its creation, the committee has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, seeking critical information and documents from people witness to, or involved in, the violence that day. By — Gabrielle Hays Gabrielle Hays Gabrielle Hays is a Communities Reporter for the PBS NewsHour out of St. Louis.
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified on June 28 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings in their sixth public hearing. Watch the moment in the player above. During the hearing, the committee played a video deposition from Gen. Mike Flynn, who served for a short time as National Security Advisor under President Donald Trump. During his deposition Flynn repeatedly pleaded the Fifth when asked whether he thought the violence on Jan. 6 was justified and whether he believed in the peaceful transition of power. WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 6 The hearing was unexpectedly announced a week after the Jan. 6 committee said they were taking a break until the month of July. In the year since its creation, the committee has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, seeking critical information and documents from people witness to, or involved in, the violence that day.