This post has been updated since it was first published to include recent facts
This week, a House Select Committee made a shocking allegation on January 6th. They claim they have evidence that a lawyer backed by Donald Trump advised a key witness to mislead the court on any details he could recall about his time in the White House. .
How Trump’s Lawyers Tried to Mislead the House Select Committee
In a gist released by the commission, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson was told by a Trump administration attorney that she does not remember details of what she actually did, adding, actually remembered the facts, but she did not.”
According to the commission, perhaps when Hutchinson voiced her concern about this, she was told, “It’s a perfectly acceptable response for you to say ‘I don’t remember’.” , the lawyer claims Hutchinson “directed ‘no, no, no, no, no’ on certain issues that cast a bad light on President Trump.” we don’t want to go there we don’t want to talk about it.
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the House committee, later elaborated on the allegations, saying that Hutchinson was “advised to say he didn’t remember anything when he did. So that’s pretty serious.” You don’t look like your ex-president!
The attorney in question is revealed to be Stefan Passantino, the Trump White House Chief Ethics Counsel. Need to say something about an ethics lawyer advising someone to mislead a House committee?Luckily for Hutchinson, she resigned Passantino and hired a new lawyer before giving her public testimony. appointed.
Cassidy Hutchinson June 28 testimony
It’s safe to say that many lessons were learned from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s vivid June 28 testimony regarding Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021. Hutchinson, 26, worked as an aide to President Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifying for nearly two hours and meeting with the White House Select Committee to investigate what happened on Jan. 6. A deposition was taken prior to the public hearing.
according to CNNseveral Republican lawmakers (who wanted to remain private) were said to be “stunned” and “shaken” by the latest revelations. Some key updates were that Trump knew the rioting crowd was armed and wanted to join them in the Capitol on a day of violent rioting. CNN‘s Capitol Hill reporter Melanie Zanona reported.
Hutchinson admitted CNN Her testimony was a “bombshell” that could have far-reaching implications for Trump, the publication wrote, Trump was already “preparing for an explosive testimony day from Hutchinson.” Blackmailing Vice President Mike Pence on May 6,” wrote reporters Gaby Orr and Pamela Brown.
“This is shocking. It’s amazing. It’s shocking. The story of ‘Beast’ is speechless. It’s just amazing,” one Trump adviser was quoted as saying, referring to the president’s limousine. there is “This depicts Trump completely free and completely out of control of everything. , completely flying in the face of it,” the adviser added.
In the days following Hutchinson’s testimony, Trump attempted to distance himself from Hutchinson, saying he “barely knew” her when it was proven that they had worked together on numerous occasions. Former White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews tweeted, “Anyone who downplays Cassidy Hutchinson’s role or her access in the West Wing should be aware of how Trump [White House] They were either trying to discredit her or were working because they feared how awful this testimony would be. “
talk CNNanother former White House aide, who asked to remain anonymous, said, “Every high-ranking[White House]official knew her. Even if Trump didn’t know her name, he definitely recognized her.” She continued to travel (Air Force One) every time she traveled with Mark.” Additionally, the former aide said the aide experienced while working at Trump’s White House. Given that, Hutchinson’s testimony is “100% reliable,” he told the publication.
