Former senior adviser to Donald Trump, Hope Hicks, testified to the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack saying that her ex-boss believed that no one will remember his political legacy if he lost the 2020 presidential election. 

The committee aired Hick’s testimony as part of a final public hearing on Monday before summarizing their report on their investigation and making criminal referrals to the Justice Department. It was the first time that many had heard Hicks talk in public and definitely the first time she was heard speaking about about the Capitol riot.

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Watch her testimony below: 

According to Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), there were official witnesses who said they repeatedly told Trump there was no evidence to support his claims of election fraud and Hicks was one of them. 

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“I was becoming increasingly concerned that we were damaging his legacy,” by spreading disinformation about the election results, Hicks said in her testimony. However, when she expressed her concerns to Trump, he said, “Nobody will care about my legacy if I lose. So, that won’t matter. The only thing that matters is winning.”

Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), another committee member, presented a text exchange between Hicks and former White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley that took place during the Capitol riots.

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“Hey. I know you’re seeing this. But he really should tweet something about Being NON-violent,” Gidley texted Hicks on January 6, 2021.

To this, Hicks responded saying, “I’m not there. I suggested it several times Monday and Tuesday and he refused.”

Hicks explained tp the committee the “he” mentioned in her text message was not referring to the ex-president, but rather to Trump adviser Eric Herschmann. Hicks said that Herschmann had told her that he recommended Trump to urge his followers to pick the non-violent path that day but the former president refused to tone down tweets. 

The exchange further evidence that Trump did refused to condemn the violence on the day of the riots.