Elaine Chao testifies about why she resigned from Trump administration after Jan. 6

The ninth and likely final public final hearing from the House Jan. 6 select committee took place on Thursday and the committee shared previously recorded testimony from former Trump administration officials, including former Transportation secretary Elaine Chao, who spoke about why she ultimately left the administration after watching the Jan. 6 attack unfold. 

Chao, the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, resigned her post on Jan. 7, 2021, one day after the insurrection, telling department employees at the time "it has deeply troubled me in a way I cannot set aside."

In video testimony, she said the events on Jan. 6 were "shocking." "And it was something that, as I mentioned in my statement, that I could not put aside," she said.